Santa Anita gets 2008 Breeders Cup

SniperSB23 · #1 04-19-2007, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by whodey17

Awesome. I like when it is out there.

Except for the minor detail that there will be no dirt races.

whodey17 · #2 04-19-2007, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Except for the minor detail that there will be no dirt races.

Yeah, I went back and edited my original post. Didnt hit me until a moment later. Should be interesting.

Honu · #3 04-19-2007, 02:56 PM

wooohoooo i cant wait , last time it was a S.A. we ran 7 and won 4 maybe in 2008 we can make it 5.

SniperSB23 · #4 04-19-2007, 02:57 PM

So the first year they add the BC Dirt Mile it is actually the BC Dirt Mile and 70 yards, now for the second year it will be the BC Synthetic Mile. Good planning.

SniperSB23 · #5 04-19-2007, 03:01 PM

If Vengeance of Rain sticks around next year the BC Classic is his for the taking.

The Indomitable DrugS · #6 04-19-2007, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

And a two turn mile at that. Sweet.

The outside post is in absolute bitch in those two-turn, one-mile race at SA.

It's really a shame....because the Breeders Cup was always my single favorite sporting event...from both a sports fan standpoint, and most certainly from a bettors standpoint.

What a mess things have become.

blackthroatedwind · #7 04-19-2007, 03:14 PM

This is idiotic beyond belief.

Like DrugS I have zero interest.

kenny p · #8 04-19-2007, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

This is idiotic beyond belief.

Like DrugS I have zero interest.

Same here. They gotta ruin everthing.

SniperSB23 · #9 04-19-2007, 03:16 PM

Even the turf races are going to suck since all the best turf horses in the world are going to want in the BC Classic. They are going to wind up with 28 horses pre-entering to the Classic and will have tons of difficult and controversial decisions to make as to who they pick for the field.

cakes44 · #10 04-19-2007, 03:32 PM

Lava Man's connections have got to be loving this and praying they can keep him in form for another year.

smuthg · #11 04-19-2007, 03:42 PM

Never been to Santa Anita, so I am half-way excited about that, but the "poly" makes me nervous...

whodey17 · #12 04-19-2007, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Honu

wooohoooo i cant wait , last time it was a S.A. we ran 7 and won 4 maybe in 2008 we can make it 5.

I hope you have as much luck. How does your man like the synthetic surface?

Kasept · #13 04-19-2007, 03:05 PM

Whoa.. This came up on the show yesterday and I suggested that SA was looking like a major candidate but didn't think it would happen so quick. Figure CD in '09 and back to BEL in '10..

Honu · #14 04-19-2007, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by whodey17

I hope you have as much luck. How does your man like the synthetic surface?

Richard is a big advocate of synthetic surfaces , in fact when the training track at Keeneland first opened we had some horses stabled there and he couldnt wait to get on it . The proof is in the pudding , I check legs everyday and I can tell you Cushion track is better for the horses.

GPK · #15 04-19-2007, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Honu

Richard is a big advocate of synthetic surfaces , in fact when the training track at Keeneland first opened we had some horses stabled there and he couldnt wait to get on it . The proof is in the pudding , I check legs everyday and I can tell you Cushion track is better for the horses.

do we really need to start debating here???

Honu · #16 04-19-2007, 09:06 PM

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do we really need to start debating here???

Ima debate u into submission and youll like it Kevy.

PPerfectfan · #17 04-19-2007, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Honu

wooohoooo i cant wait , last time it was a S.A. we ran 7 and won 4 maybe in 2008 we can make it 5.

And I will be there with bells on. Might even bring ya some special cajun cocktails.

I done put in my reservations at the "Brown Hotel"!!

SCUDSBROTHER · #18 04-20-2007, 12:42 AM

We just ran the B.C. on an incredibly biased track,and most everybody still didn't seem to mind much.You pathetic losers just read the lady say her horses' legs hold up better on it,but you want them to run on the more dangerous surface(a surface that they can't seem to ever get fair on B.C. Day, anyways.) EITHER YOU GIVE A SHT ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THESE HORSES ,OR YA JUST DON'T.We actually have no choice out here,we get pathetic field sizes if we were to just keep running on dirt.That's just a fact.

SCUDSBROTHER · #19 04-20-2007, 01:04 AM

Joey,I gotta better chance of going out for dollar day this Saturday than I do of going to B.C. 2008. I WENT TO THE 1ST ONE AT HOLLYWOOD PARK.I don't care much about it anymore.People get their horses ready for their one shot to win a B.C. race,and the track is so far out of whack that only half the field(front,back,outside,or inside) has a chance to win.That is pathetic.

whodey17 · #20 04-20-2007, 09:38 AM

Turf horses dont necessarily run well on Poly. Look at Wait A While. Then you also have some horses who can run on dirt and Poly. Look at Street Sense and Quay. Then you could also use Hard Spun as an example as well. The reason why bettors like Keeneland is because of the payoffs that are happening over there. Also, I like the races. I dont care how fast they run the quarter in, and then they sprint home. I think that is more exciting than watching a horse go to the lead and stay there (so called merry-go-round race) like Sinister Minister. The only problem I have is that it will be less than a year since the track surface will be put down. Other than that, it will be a success.