Crist: Bring Back Championship Series

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

I would like to see something like that for the male turf division. It can start with the GP Turf Handicap, followed by the Kilroe, Muniz, Maker's Mark, Early Times, Dixie, Manhattan, Eddie Read, Arlington Million, and conclude with the Shadwell Turf Mile. The Early Times, Dixie, and Manhattan were actually part of a bonus series around 18 years ago.

What if they took it a step farther and did it for all Eclipse Divisons, did away with voters and awarded points to determine Divisional Champions? Hopefully that would do away with conflicting Stakes schedules.

I know I'm dreaming that we could ever get this amount of cooperation from the tracks.

[Merlinsky]

I'm still waiting for the Triple Crown Challenge to return.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

What if they took it a step farther and did it for all Eclipse Divisons, did away with voters and awarded points to determine Divisional Champions? Hopefully that would do away with conflicting Stakes schedules.

I know I'm dreaming that we could ever get this amount of cooperation from the tracks.

Wouldn't that require racing horses? That's ridiculous

[richard]

Good idea. I'd like to see Eclipse awards determined by the fans. Like baseball .

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by richard

Good idea. I'd like to see Eclipse awards determined by the fans. Like baseball .

Huh? End of the year awards in baseball aren't determined by fans.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

Huh? End of the year awards in baseball aren't determined by fans.

You didn't get a vote?

[King Glorious]

This year, horse of the year was voted on by the fans. Those couldn't have been knowledgeable racing people that voted that.

As for the series, I liked it when they had it and think it would be a good thing to have again. More than that though, I'd like a national stakes schedule. Whether or not the races are tied together is secondary.

[HaloWishingwell]

I would love to see this series to return. If done right maybe it could draw some horses back as older horses instead of just retiring. Also you might have these horses run more often if mapped out right instead of the trainer making their own thin schedule.

[richard]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

You didn't get a vote?

The All-Star game .