Racing is just so disorganized

#1 10-13-2006, 11:36 AM

Oracle Those three races have been run for over thirty years, your suggestion that they be staggered is absurd. What would you like one 24 horse field, once a month?

#2 10-13-2006, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by bellsbendboy

Oracle Those three races have been run for over thirty years, your suggestion that they be staggered is absurd. What would you like one 24 horse field, once a month?

Exactly ... run one race per month and build up rivalries between horses who face each other frequently ... over different tracks and under different conditions ...

I don't know how old you are ... but back in the 1950's, 1960's & 1970's ... that's exactly what happened. Horses in the same divisionm would face each other 5, 6, 7 times per year ... and guess what? ...

... the game was much, much more interesting then.

Oracle knows of which he speaks ... pay attention.

#3 10-13-2006, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by bellsbendboy

Oracle Those three races have been run for over thirty years, your suggestion that they be staggered is absurd. What would you like one 24 horse field, once a month?

No, but two of em on two weekends a month apart might boost the feild of all four.

SniperSB23 · #4 10-13-2006, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by bellsbendboy

Oracle Those three races have been run for over thirty years, your suggestion that they be staggered is absurd. What would you like one 24 horse field, once a month?

How about the best horses in the three face off in a 10-12 horse field and the rest go back to the allowance ranks where they belong.

#5 10-13-2006, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by SniperSB23

How about the best horses in the three face off in a 10-12 horse field and the rest go back to the allowance ranks where they belong.

LOL!!! Thats what happens when you can run a horse eligible for a non 1 other than in a 250 and have a good shot at 3rd money.

SniperSB23 · #6 10-13-2006, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by oracle80

LOL!!! Thats what happens when you can run a horse eligible for a non 1 other than in a 250 and have a good shot at 3rd money.

...and the reason you see about as many white thoroughbreds as you do NW3X allowances. Any horse that has won 2 allowances is more than ready to take down these sort of stakes.

avance2000 · #7 10-13-2006, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by bellsbendboy

Oracle Those three races have been run for over thirty years, your suggestion that they be staggered is absurd. What would you like one 24 horse field, once a month?

just because they have been run at a certain time for years doesn't mean they shouldn't be changed. will moving the hawthorne derby to a different time really break anyone's heart? it isn't like we are talking about moving the kentucky derby to the third tuesday in january.