Breeders' Cup Challenge Series Expands

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Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Not thinking of a specific horse or this year's Melbourne Cup. It's just a hypothetical situation. I'd love to see an American owned/trained/bred horse capable of doing well in the Melbourne Cup go take on the Aussies one day. (While I'm making fantastical requests, I'd also like a unicorn.) It's just one of those races I've always been fond of, and it's an opportunity to do something history making on top of it.

It would be a huge challenge simply because we dont have any races which would indicate that our horse would stand a chance. I guess maybe the San Juan Capistrano but lets face it most of our turf marathon type horses are 2nd rate.