Breeder's Cup affirms Santa Anita as site

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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.