BC shuffles lineup

SniperSB23 · #1 02-27-2008, 11:03 AM

Did anyone read this? Makes me want to vomit. They are moving all the female races to Friday. No more BC Distaff, it is now the BC Ladies Classic.

blackthroatedwind · #2 02-27-2008, 11:10 AM

Has the new BC supposed Marathon been renamed the Manly Mans Classic?

Scav · #3 02-27-2008, 11:11 AM

I wish they would just leave the friggin day alone. They continued mess with stuff and they can't get color friggin saddle cloths.

As I have said before, why do people in this world continue to try and fix things that work fine, and do not fix the things that are broke.....

MaTH716 · #4 02-27-2008, 11:12 AM

I guess if you create enough ridiculous races for a 2 day event, you have to stick one of the better races on the first day so people will buy tickets. That's what it is all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$.

smootsirvin · #5 02-27-2008, 11:18 AM

Don't they know some of us work on Friday?

They should run it Saturday, Sunday if they want to do this.

It's almost as if every decision is geared toward ruining what used to be a good thing.

I am unbelievably disgusted by this.

NoLuvForPletch · #6 02-27-2008, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaTH716

I guess if you create enough ridiculous races for a 2 day event, you have to stick one of the better races on the first day so people will buy tickets. That's what it is all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$.

They will make it mandatory to buy both days regardless. They did the same thing with the Acorn, moving it off of Belmont Day because they wanted to make it a "festival" Result...not as many people get to see the Acorn.

This quite possibly is the dumbest thing I've ever seen, moving the Distaff off of Breeders Cup Day.

Here is the schedule:

2008 Breeders’ Cup Schedule of Races:

Friday, October 24
$2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies
$1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
$1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint
$2 million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf
$2 million Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic

Saturday, October 25
$1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf
$1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile
$1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint
$2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
$2 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint
$2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile
$3 million Breeders’ Cup Turf
$5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic
$500,000 Breeders’ Cup Marathon

Hickory Hill Hoff · #7 02-27-2008, 11:21 AM

so much for women's ...I mean "filly & mares" rights

#8 02-27-2008, 11:25 AM

Blame Churchill Downs for giving morons the authority to try and emulate them.

Scav · #9 02-27-2008, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smootsirvin

Don't they know some of us work on Friday?

They should run it Saturday, Sunday if they want to do this.

It's almost as if every decision is geared toward ruining what used to be a good thing.

I am unbelievably disgusted by this.

You are right. This decision is made by someone in the industry, someone who is around racing all day. They aren't considering the people that have to work on Friday or are expecting them to put in wagers early

XIIPointStables · #10 02-27-2008, 11:29 AM

Where can I e-mail, call, fax text et. all to complain???

Awful.

NoLuvForPletch · #11 02-27-2008, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XIIPointStables

Where can I e-mail, call, fax text et. all to complain???

Awful.

These guys were listed as contacts on the BC press release, with their cell numbers no less.

Contacts: Jim Gluckson, Breeders' Cup, 646-335-6835 (Cell); Jason Howarth, Conover Tuttle Pace, 617-412-4000/508-353-0063 (Cell)

MaTH716 · #12 02-27-2008, 11:37 AM

I hate the 2 day format period, but if it is a must then they should card all the juvenile races and the marathon for day one. The could market it as come see the future stars of the sport on Day 1. (also the future 30k claimers that will be running on the inner track next week!)

blackthroatedwind · #13 02-27-2008, 12:07 PM

In a funny way, since personally I am not a big fan of the BC, I find these changes amusing. However, from a larger perspective they are unfortunate for a variety of reasons. Call it selfish, but I think comparable races, like the 2YO dirt races, should be run on the same day for comparative purposes. One could say the same thing about the two sprints and thus moving one of them might have actually made sense.

Renaming the Distaff sounds like some marketing genius's idea, someone who knows nothing about racing, saying " people don't know what Distaff means " when in actuality it is only that person that doesn't know. Perhaps they can take this one step further and rename fillies " debutantes " and mares " ladies. "

brianwspencer · #14 02-27-2008, 12:08 PM

wow.

it just gets better.

letswastemoney · #15 02-27-2008, 12:18 PM

So Rags to Riches...Nashoba's Key...Zenyatta....Magnificence...Country Star..Ginger Punch...Lear's Princess maybe...

are on a Friday?

SniperSB23 · #16 02-27-2008, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

So Rags to Riches...Nashoba's Key...Zenyatta....Magnificence...Country Star..Ginger Punch...Lear's Princess maybe...

are on a Friday?

Yeah, I'm sure the Ouija Board's of the world can't wait to ship in for the prestige of running on a weekday.

The Bid · #17 02-27-2008, 12:22 PM

You think those are weekend horses?

sumitas · #18 02-27-2008, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smootsirvin

Don't they know some of us work on Friday?

They should run it Saturday, Sunday if they want to do this.

It's almost as if every decision is geared toward ruining what used to be a good thing.

I am unbelievably disgusted by this.

If you are on the east coast you may like a 4 pm start to the races, eastern time, on a Friday.

Scav · #19 02-27-2008, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Yeah, I'm sure the Ouija Board's of the world can't wait to ship in for the prestige of running on a weekday.

I didn't even think about that. That would absolutely suck if people had to miss a horse like that becuase it was on a friday....Friggin morons....

Seriously, they really need to hire me to market this friggin sport, at least I would have a minor clue of what is going on.

Scav · #20 02-27-2008, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sumitas

If you are on the east coast you may like a 4 pm start to the races, eastern time, on a Friday.

So what happens when they run on the west coast, they going to start in California at 4pm, thus 6pm in New York.

This is stupid. If they want all these races, then run it on Saturday and SUNDAY, problem is that they won't run the big races on Sunday, so they have to choose Friday as the designated day and hope people use their vacation time.....

I am all for BC races, I like the day and the value it presents, but soon, they are going to have a NW3 BC Claimer Championship on BC Day