Does Curlin like Pro-Ride ?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by miraja2

Speak for yourself.
I know I'm in the minority on this one, but I for one certainly hope that Curlin does NOT go to the Breeders' Cup. I would love it if the top horse in the country opted to skip a stupid and pointless race like the BC Classic. The Breeders' Cup was a terrible idea to begin with, and every year it gets a little more desultory.
The more horses that skip it the better.

It may be pointless but it is a $5 milllion dollar race.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

it is a $5 milllion dollar race.

Exactly. That is why I will think it is so great if it ends up being horses like Go Between and Student Council locked in a battle for a purse of that size.

I would love it if the Breeders' Cup somehow became about as important to the racing year as the Sunshine Millions is right now. While I am well aware of the fact that it will never actually happen that way, I have to admit to taking some level of delight in watching the Breeders' Cup REALLY self-destruct over the last few years. Curlin skipping it would be one more thing I could delight in.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by miraja2

Exactly. That is why I will think it is so great if it ends up being horses like Go Between and Student Council locked in a battle for a purse of that size.

I would love it if the Breeders' Cup somehow became about as important to the racing year as the Sunshine Millions is right now. While I am well aware of the fact that it will never actually happen that way, I have to admit to taking some level of delight in watching the Breeders' Cup REALLY self-destruct over the last few years. Curlin skipping it would be one more thing I could delight in.

We may agree that the BC has hurt much of the fall schedule but the BC is making lots of money, therefore it is not really self destructing. We may not like what they are doing but they are figuring out that corporate = and fans are fickle.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

It may be pointless but it is a $5 milllion dollar race.

I think I am going to keep this in mind if I get lucky...3 million plus plus to win a race and its pointless... You know what the race is not pointless can never be pointless and its pointless to suggest that it makes no point to have your horse win it..

Are you kidding me!!! The fn reason why you are in the game is exactly to win such a race...miraja2 if your point is to suggest that the sport didn't need such a race and that it weaked a lot of great historic races value such as the JCC and other special G1's then I agree.. The race is here and there is nothing that could or would make ANY owner happier then to WIN.. There is only one KD and one ARC other then those special races what could be the POINT?