BC Board approves initiative plan; Sanan elaborates on ATR

[Danzig]

why don't they split up the bc races between two-three tracks for the day? have the races closer together, make it more t.v. friendly by staggering starts between the tracks. rotate the actual races each year between the tracks. get rid of a couple of the bs races, and put the rest back on one day. by staggering post times, you would have time for post parades, the race, the payoffs, etc, and then switch to the next track for their offering. bam. big day of racing without hours upon hours of jerry bailey running his mouth.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Danzig

why don't they split up the bc races between two-three tracks for the day? have the races closer together, make it more t.v. friendly by staggering starts between the tracks. rotate the actual races each year between the tracks. get rid of a couple of the bs races, and put the rest back on one day. by staggering post times, you would have time for post parades, the race, the payoffs, etc, and then switch to the next track for their offering. bam. big day of racing without hours upon hours of jerry bailey running his mouth.

Too many logistics for the connections. If you were an owner or a trainer I would think you would want to be there if your horse was running for a 5 million dollar purse. You wouldn't be able to do that if you had one running in the mile at Belmont and the other in the classic at Churchill.
I would prefer to go back to the one day format and just rotate the tracks. But as long as they rotate them, I could live with the two days.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Too many logistics for the connections. If you were an owner or a trainer I would think you would want to be there if your horse was running for a 5 million dollar purse. You wouldn't be able to do that if you had one running in the mile at Belmont and the other in the classic at Churchill.
I would prefer to go back to the one day format and just rotate the tracks. But as long as they rotate them, I could live with the two days.

it's not too many logistics. and if it boosted ratings and handle, it would be a good thing. trainers have asst trainers, you already have owners with large outfits who can't be everywhere a horse is running. besides, if you had one in the classic, it would be an easy choice! if you had a rotation of churchill and belmont, and then churchill/cali track, belmon/cali track, each would have the bc two of three years. big days at more than one track would have to mean huge crowds at both, with big handle. having one day wouldn't split the handle, thus lowering it. a two hour telecast rather than four.

adapt and survive, don't adapt and go extinct.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Danzig

why don't they split up the bc races between two-three tracks for the day? have the races closer together, make it more t.v. friendly by staggering starts between the tracks. rotate the actual races each year between the tracks. get rid of a couple of the bs races, and put the rest back on one day. by staggering post times, you would have time for post parades, the race, the payoffs, etc, and then switch to the next track for their offering. bam. big day of racing without hours upon hours of jerry bailey running his mouth.

i suggested that already.

they should have done the dirt races at FPX, the turf races at SA and the synthetic races at HP in this years BC.