Would the Travers get more entries if Run On Sept 1

boswd · #1 09-05-2007, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Ronnie

I can't believe that you are suggesting that the date of the Travers be moved. How about moving the dates of all the other races? The Travers is the oldest Thoroughbred horse race in the United States.

what would be the incentive for the people at Monmouth. It's already ran at a great time and for the past few years has had better fields than the Travers.

Ronnie · #2 09-05-2007, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by boswd

what would be the incentive for the people at Monmouth. It's already ran at a great time and for the past few years has had better fields than the Travers.

What race is that?

boswd · #3 09-05-2007, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Ronnie

What race is that?

The Haskell

ateamstupid · #4 09-05-2007, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ronnie

What race is that?

My guess would be The Haskell.

Ronnie · #5 09-05-2007, 01:06 PM

Bluegrass Cat used the Haskell as a prep for the Travers last year.

SniperSB23 · #6 09-05-2007, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Ronnie

Bluegrass Cat used the Haskell as a prep for the Travers last year.

And Roman Ruler ran in both the year before. Yet each of the past three years the best horse has skipped the Haskell for the Dandy-Travers route.

boswd · #7 09-05-2007, 01:31 PM

I guess we'll have to see what happens next year. I personally think NYRA has to be proactive about the situation. If not change the date of The Travers then I would increase the purse of the Jim Dandy to $750,000 to give these trainers something to think about if they really want the Travers but want that extra week, $750,000 would look very attractive.

SniperSB23 · #8 09-05-2007, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by boswd

I guess we'll have to see what happens next year. I personally think NYRA has to be proactive about the situation. If not change the date of The Travers then I would increase the purse of the Jim Dandy to $750,000 to give these trainers something to think about if they really want the Travers but want that extra week, $750,000 would look very attractive.

Or reduce the emphasis on the Dandy in exchange for Monmouth moving the Haskell up a week and running it on the same weekend as the Dandy.

Bobby Fischer · #9 09-05-2007, 04:00 PM

Slow travers

Borel says he was just racing to win , not racing the clock...

Danzig · #10 09-05-2007, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Ronnie

Bluegrass Cat used the Haskell as a prep for the Travers last year.

against todds better judgement...owners pushed for that, and a faceoff with bernardini. turned out to be bluegrass cats last race. and no doubt todd felt he was right all along, and didn't want to do this year what he really didn't want to do last year.

i disagree tho that one was a prep for the other. but he ran well in the first, and everyone thought he had a legit shot to test the future 3 yo champ in the second. took him and todd out of their game.