KEE meet, SUN Derby cancelled; KY Derby to September 5th..

[ScottJ]

Originally Posted by moses

Churchill was trying to figure things out in a short window. You think it’s as simple as Churchill calling NYRA and they can work things out in time for Churchill to give adequate notice to everyone? That seems extremely unlikely. And which other tracks should Churchill call to coordinate with.

I agree, in an ideal world, there would be some coordination or at least communication. But it just seems unrealistic/impractical here.

Politely, I say hogwash. If Churchill took another two weeks to speak with every major feeder racing organization between now and then, schedules could have been synchronized.

Tracks to call seems simple, those with major Summer Stakes and those with classic lead-ins : NYRA (Travers), Monmouth (Haskell), Delmar (Pacific Classic), Santa Anita, Oaklawn, and Fair Grounds. They own Gulfstream so that should be easy.

[moses]

Originally Posted by ScottJ

Politely, I say hogwash. If Churchill took another two weeks to speak with every major feeder racing organization between now and then, schedules could have been synchronized.

Tracks to call seems simple, those with major Summer Stakes and those with classic lead-ins : NYRA (Travers), Monmouth (Haskell), Delmar (Pacific Classic), Santa Anita, Oaklawn, and Fair Grounds. They own Gulfstream so that should be easy.

So they only need to coordinate with 7-8 tracks? Come on.

[ScottJ]

Originally Posted by moses

So they only need to coordinate with 7-8 tracks? Come on.

Which major 3YO preps that truly have Derby impact did I miss? Expand the list as needed.

Sunland is done. Turf Paradise is done. Sam Houston does not supply a contender. Will Rogers is not in the picture. Has Chicago put forward a serious Derby player?