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03-01-2008, 06:39 AM
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The other problem, that I'm not sure has been mentioned so far, is that instead of the Saturday races being a complete " championship day ", they will be watered down to include the, perhaps fun, but irrelevent BC Turf Sprint, BC Juvenile Turf and BC Marathon. These races were conceived as, essentially, lead-ins to the big day, and now they are part of the main event at the exclusion of others. As has been well stated here by Chuck, the BC is furthering a mistake that racetracks in general make, in a misguided attempt to attract a new audience that may or may not truly exist, they have spurned the needs and desires of their core and dedicated customers. We need to take care of these people a whole lot better before we should be worried about adding to their numbers. 
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03-01-2008, 06:58 AM
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"The existing fans? Are you kidding? They'll watch and bet whenever and wherever we put it and whatever we call it..."
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03-01-2008, 11:36 AM
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03-01-2008, 12:16 PM
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03-01-2008, 12:23 PM
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That's just so wrong that it's almost depressing. There will be many people who don't see the Friday races that will be denied seeing the races decided Saturday that belong as part of the marquis event. Instead they will see inconsequential filler. Some of us " fans " aren't enamoured with turf sprints....now we are forced to deal with one if we want to play Pick-4s on Saturday ( involving other true championship races ). I know this fan won't be playing.
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03-01-2008, 12:27 PM
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Why does the Kentucky Oaks work on Friday but people think that the audience for the Friday BC races won't?
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03-01-2008, 12:30 PM
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The Kentucky Oaks Day is basically a holiday in Louisville. Do you think Pasadena is planning a similar situation?
The Kentucky Oaks is big in Louisville, and it is part of the one race that captures the attention of non-racing fans, and yet it's supporting races are still probably missed by the vast majority of racing fans.
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03-01-2008, 12:57 PM
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