Breeders' Cup Suspends Stakes Program

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by Scav

That is too intelligent, although, running all those damn races in one day would be kinda nuts. Pick 14.....

I wasn't clear, but I meant cut it back to the original format, take the purse money from all of the races they added over the last two years and keep the stakes program going.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

I wasn't clear, but I meant cut it back to the original format, take the purse money from all of the races they added over the last two years and keep the stakes program going.

I might be the only person that liked the new format.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by Scav

I might be the only person that liked the new format.

I don't care one way or another about the new BC format. I do care about the Stakes program. Seems they are biting the hand that feeds them.

Why nominate a horse to the BC now, unless he is regally bred? Until today, you nominate pretty much any foal because you want to be eligible for that BC money added to your local stakes purses. Not anymore.

[Riot]

This is so backwards to abandon the stakes program. Unbelievable.

Dump that expanded Friday day of racing, and infuse that purse money back into the Stakes program.

Edit: This really makes me question whether horse racing will be around as a multi-level or public sport in 5 years. It may very well only be able to continue to exist on a much smaller scale, back to being mainly a sporting hobby of the wealthy.

[jwkniska]

Originally Posted by Scav

I might be the only person that liked the new format.

I liked a couple of the new races they added, but they need to be run on one day. splitting it up into 2 days was a bad idea.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by jwkniska

I liked a couple of the new races they added, but they need to be run on one day. splitting it up into 2 days was a bad idea.

I think if you go there you like it but if you watch on TV, etc you don't