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Old 03-03-2008, 08:40 AM
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It's nonsensical to use dirt races as "Win and You're In" for Breeders' Cup races that, absent a surface change this summer, will be held on a synthetic surface.
Not as nonsensical as having the "World Championship" dirt races held at a venue without a dirt course.
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Old 03-03-2008, 10:10 AM
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For several years after its formation, the Breeders' Cup was a positive influence on the game. However, in recent years, as trainers start their horses less and less, the Breeders' Cup has directly cannibalized the traditional fall races in this country. Adding more Breeders' Cup races only exacerbates this trend. And now, by splitting the true "championship" races (Distaff, Juvenile Fillies, Filly and Mare Turf), from the Saturday card, the Breeders' Cup is cannibalizing itself.
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Old 03-03-2008, 12:31 PM
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But aside from the weather last year didn't they already have that with the new races.....won't they actually hurt handle by eliminating the toughest P6 in racing and P4's that payed like no other.....they split it up and destroyed the handle
They are adding more new races. Of course in October at SA they don't have to worry about rain. It's fire season in Oct. They comes the monsoon, and then the locusts.
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Old 03-03-2008, 06:55 PM
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I hope you are investing in a digital signal converter soon. You won't get any signal with the conventional rabbit ears by this time next year.
i have dish....for tv and internet. no dial up/rabbit ears for me!
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Old 03-03-2008, 07:37 PM
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Yes!! An all gelding day. Geldings on turf. Geldings sprinting. The Gelding Marathon Sponsored By Swiss Army Knife.

Then, ridgelings on Wednesday!

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....that's not so far fetched.....
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