Churchill deal steals 2010 BC from Belmont

[ELA]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

They could run the Breeders Cup on the equator, it's not going to help the sport at all.

With the state of the sport and industry -- sadly -- you are correct. In hearing Charlie Hayward's comments, of course I agree and say there is credibility in NYRA looking at "potential alternatives" so to speak. If NYRA does not get the BC in 2010, in an ideal world (yes, ideal), hopefully by 2010 VLT's will be up and running in NY and perhaps there will be VLT revenue and benefits realized. Could NYRA get tough and look to put together some sort of "Championship" series or day? Sure they could.

However, and I am not saying it shouldn't be looked at or done, that could be a short-term thinking and short-term benefits. It could also be more divisive, perhaps short-term and long-term. Somewhere, the cannibalization has to stop for there to be change and improvement. We all have seen what the "what's in it for me and only me" thinking has done to our sport and industry.

Perhaps this latest midnight hour, backroom, cloak and dagger deal can be used as a catalyst for change, a paradigm shift, and maybe -- just maybe -- the BC, the NTRA, the Jockey Club, the RCI, and other bodies can for once work together. Sure it's a lot to ask. It's perhaps impossible to vision. But there is often one with a vision.

Eric