If you could add one more BC race.....

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

You think so? There are some really nice dirt milers that just can't get the classic distance. It'd be good for them, I think.

I think a one-turn mile would be a decent addition, but for BC tracks that host the event that don't have a one-turn mile - the west coast tracks - then yes, it would hurt the Classic. On the other hand, while a one-turn mile race would be intriguing, it would likely hurt the Sprint more.....


I couldn't see them ever adding this....

[Cajungator26]

Yeah, makes sense...

I didn't think about it hurting the sprint, but you're probably right.

[The Bid]

I would probably add a weiner dog race. Like they have at Los al.

BC has all the bases covered.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by The Bid

I would probably add a weiner dog race. Like they have at Los al.

BC has all the bases covered.

The Bid is my new favorite person. I am currently scouting the next weiner dog winner.

They should have a turf sprint, now that 5f on the lawn has become a staple in alot of condition books.....

[Hwjb]

It has to be a Breeders' Cup Stayers event over a distance between 2m and 2 and a half miles. Preferably the latter as 2m would probably be too similar to the BCT.

Stayers are woefully uncatered for in the US, no wonder the breeding industry is increasingly demanding speed, speed, speed. And, it would at least be one race Europe would win every year!

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Hwjb

It has to be a Breeders' Cup Stayers event over a distance between 2m and 2 and a half miles. Preferably the latter as 2m would probably be too similar to the BCT.

Stayers are woefully uncatered for in the US, no wonder the breeding industry is increasingly demanding speed, speed, speed. And, it would at least be one race Europe would win every year!

LOL! I couldn't agree more. They breed for speed and I believe it's hurting the breed in the long run. It'd be a fantastic idea for American breeders to buy up the European mares bred to go long in order to add some distance capability in our stock.

[philcski]

I'd vote for a F&M sprint, maybe I'm biased because Xtra Heat was one of my all time favorites but there's a very good group of F&M sprinters every year who are just a few steps behind the boys that also deserve to be called a BC Champion.

And to answer the person who said should more than 3 races be restricted to F&M's? I think the answer is a resounding Yes- the best comparison i can give in the human competitive world is Olympic skiing, there is an OCCASIONAL female skier as fast as the men but generally they're a few tenths of a second slower at the comparative level. The same thing applies in racing- at each class, the boys are 5-6 lengths faster on average than the fillies. It really isn't fair to the fairer sex to make up that physiologic differential.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Hwjb

It has to be a Breeders' Cup Stayers event over a distance between 2m and 2 and a half miles. Preferably the latter as 2m would probably be too similar to the BCT.

Stayers are woefully uncatered for in the US, no wonder the breeding industry is increasingly demanding speed, speed, speed. And, it would at least be one race Europe would win every year!

You answered your own question. No American horses would end up in that race.

[Hwjb]

Hold a stayers event on the dirt and some decent American slow boats would run in it. I'm thinking of horses in the mould of Dynever.

[dr. fager]

Originally Posted by Hwjb

Hold a stayers event on the dirt and some decent American slow boats would run in it. I'm thinking of horses in the mould of Dynever.

Andromeda's Hero comes to mind, I still think he would have beat AA if the Belmont was 2 miles...LOL