11 race BC not stupid enough..

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by pgardn

1st order of business get rid of all two year old races.

I agree! How about throwing in a quarter horse race or two. And one buggy one too!

[Holland Hacker]

Some times I like to look at things from a different perspective.

What would happen if they ran a "Breeders Cup" race and no body bet on it? Do you think the Breeders Cup Limited would continue the lunacy of adding races?

It seems like everyone here is against the idea of adding races to the BC lineup, what is making you place a wager on them? If nobody wagered on them I bet they would be dropped pretty quickly.

Another possibility is for other tracks to compete with the Breeders Cup. What if another track hosted their own "Festival of Racing" and competed with the BC races. It seems like all of the tracks are afraid of the BC and are rearranging their schedule to avoid conflicts with the BC. Is the Breeeders Cup the only racing permitted at the end of October? Or what if New York went back to their traditional fall racing there certaintly was some great racing in NY in the Fall before the BC.

Remember Seattle Slew & Affirmed's battle in the the Marlboro Cup and the Jockey Club Gold Cup in '18 or Affirmed and Spectacular Bid in the JCGC in '79. Now they were horse races.

Just my two cents.

[Travis Stone]

I think there is legitimate concern regarding the added races, and the proposal of additional races. I think racing should consider a point in time when "enough is enough" and you then focus on your existing product - improving it and making it better.

I also feel this is representative of a larger issue: the general stakes structure in our nation. As stated, there are too many grade one races and the product has been severely dilluted.

I'm a huge proponent of reversed grading. Grade the race after it's carded - not after it's been run - but after the field has been assembled. I think that'd make for a very interesting dynamic at the entry box.