Does Curlin like Pro-Ride ?

[geeker2]

http://www.santaanita.com/news/pr.ph...oridesynthetic

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by geeker2

http://www.santaanita.com/news/pr.ph...oridesynthetic

i hear he only likes it as a friend...

[cowgirlintexas]

I'm guessing that we don't see Curlin at the Breeders Cup...or alot of others that we'd like to see go just beacause of the track. Starting this year the Breeders Cup will never be the same because of surface changes from one place to the next.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by cowgirlintexas

I'm guessing that we don't see Curlin at the Breeders Cup...or alot of others that we'd like to see go.

Speak for yourself.
I know I'm in the minority on this one, but I for one certainly hope that Curlin does NOT go to the Breeders' Cup. I would love it if the top horse in the country opted to skip a stupid and pointless race like the BC Classic. The Breeders' Cup was a terrible idea to begin with, and every year it gets a little more desultory.
The more horses that skip it the better.

[geeker2]

Originally Posted by miraja2

Speak for yourself.
I know I'm in the minority on this one, but I for one certainly hope that Curlin does NOT go to the Breeders' Cup. I would love it if the top horse in the country opted to skip a stupid and pointless race like the BC Classic. The Breeders' Cup was a terrible idea to begin with, and every year it gets a little more desultory.
The more horses that skip it the better.

I must say I have attended several BC's over the years and have found it to be a very fun experience and after all isn't that what's all about?

Whether you get the very best in every race, every year who cares....and if you are an owner and have a chance to run for a $$$ million plus..sign me up!

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by geeker2

I must say I have attended several BC's over the years and have found it to be a very fun experience and after all isn't that what's all about?

Whether you get the very best in every race, every year who cares....and if you are an owner and have a chance to run for a $$$ million plus..sign me up!

I have been to two BCs recently myself ('05 and '06). Did I have a good time? Sure. But that doesn't mean it is a good thing for the sport.
If they changed the college football season from 12 games to 30....would I go to some of the other games? Yes. Would I enjoy myself at those games? Probably. Does that automatically mean that it would be good for the sport to make that change? I think not.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by miraja2

Speak for yourself.
I know I'm in the minority on this one, but I for one certainly hope that Curlin does NOT go to the Breeders' Cup. I would love it if the top horse in the country opted to skip a stupid and pointless race like the BC Classic. The Breeders' Cup was a terrible idea to begin with, and every year it gets a little more desultory.
The more horses that skip it the better.

It may be pointless but it is a $5 milllion dollar race.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

it is a $5 milllion dollar race.

Exactly. That is why I will think it is so great if it ends up being horses like Go Between and Student Council locked in a battle for a purse of that size.

I would love it if the Breeders' Cup somehow became about as important to the racing year as the Sunshine Millions is right now. While I am well aware of the fact that it will never actually happen that way, I have to admit to taking some level of delight in watching the Breeders' Cup REALLY self-destruct over the last few years. Curlin skipping it would be one more thing I could delight in.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

It may be pointless but it is a $5 milllion dollar race.

I think I am going to keep this in mind if I get lucky...3 million plus plus to win a race and its pointless... You know what the race is not pointless can never be pointless and its pointless to suggest that it makes no point to have your horse win it..

Are you kidding me!!! The fn reason why you are in the game is exactly to win such a race...miraja2 if your point is to suggest that the sport didn't need such a race and that it weaked a lot of great historic races value such as the JCC and other special G1's then I agree.. The race is here and there is nothing that could or would make ANY owner happier then to WIN.. There is only one KD and one ARC other then those special races what could be the POINT?

[richard burch]

Originally Posted by miraja2

Speak for yourself.
I know I'm in the minority on this one, but I for one certainly hope that Curlin does NOT go to the Breeders' Cup. I would love it if the top horse in the country opted to skip a stupid and pointless race like the BC Classic. The Breeders' Cup was a terrible idea to begin with, and every year it gets a little more desultory.
The more horses that skip it the better.

invasor beating bernardini wasn't exciting?

are you sure we are talking about the same race?

[cowgirlintexas]

Originally Posted by richard burch

invasor beating bernardini wasn't exciting?

are you sure we are talking about the same race?

No kidding! IMO,some of the best races in racing history have happened at the Breeder's Cup.. It's like "my Christmas" every year on Breeders Cup day. I usually take the day off from work and sit on my couch all damn day watching T.V and betting

[favoritetrick]

Originally Posted by cowgirlintexas

I'm guessing that we don't see Curlin at the Breeders Cup...or alot of others that we'd like to see go just beacause of the track. Starting this year the Breeders Cup will never be the same because of surface changes from one place to the next.

JMO, I'm thinking that it really depends on what happens the rest of the year, and who exactly shows up. Does Big Brown ever race or win again? Does Heatseaker win the Hollywood Gold Cup and continue on to the Pacific Classic, all the while maintaining his peak form that began early this year. Does Pyro win the Haskell and Travers and take over as top 3 year-old heading into the Classic? Do we have another horse like Daaher who emerges during the summer at Saratoga? What surface do we see Einstein on next?

If there is a compelling reason to be at Santa Anita the last weekend in October, he'll be there. But as of now, a switch to the turf and a date in France at the Arc is a fantastic target race.