Breeder's Cup affirms Santa Anita as site

[cakes44]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Asking for trouble IMO.

Yeah the thing here is it’s all about optics, even if the surface is exactly where it needs to be by that time. If a horse breaks down without them changing venues, then it will be magnified big-time.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by cakes44

Yeah the thing here is it’s all about optics, even if the surface is exactly where it needs to be by that time. If a horse breaks down without them changing venues, then it will be magnified big-time.

Of course. This is a public-relations crisis where, if something tragic happens, the public will know nothing except "Why did they run the Breeders' Cup at a place that was in the news for months straight because of dead horses?" and the Breeders' Cup will have no good answer for that. I understand the difficulty of changing venues, but I still find it ridiculous that they chose not to.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Of course. This is a public-relations crisis where, if something tragic happens, the public will know nothing except "Why did they run the Breeders' Cup at a place that was in the news for months straight because of dead horses?" and the Breeders' Cup will have no good answer for that. I understand the difficulty of changing venues, but I still find it ridiculous that they chose not to.

It is Nuts and I can't believe that Breeders Cup is rolling the dice here. Santa Anita needs to pitch a perfect game with no Training or Racing fatalities from now until the end of the Breeders cup otherwise they will get absolutely Crushed by the media..