Prediction for BC- smallest per race entries

[saratogabrit]

There's more Stakes and Graded races carded during their 4 day meet than for any BC since the 1999 3 day meet at Gulfstream-which I think was all Stakes.

Aside from the 11 Breeders' Cup races-there are around 14 other Graded/Stakes races from Wednesday to Saturday.

In one sense I'm glad they've beefed Friday up. The card for last years day before BC at Churchill was a joke. The day lasted around 6 hours from 1st till last race and all we got were 2 Grade 3 and a hatful of Claiming races.

Next year is the test for the event. Can they remind the Europeans that they had their best ever meet the last time the BC was held in California-2 wins and 1 DH and even more importantly can they convince Asian connections to ship over.

[Danzig]

not sure how much luck you'd have getting the asians to come over, the purses at home are pretty high. why travel so far when you can make tons at home? they don't seem to show much interest in dubai either. of course they have changed a little, with runners coming to the american derby for instance. give them time.

as for the bc, it's given too much credit, as is the derby, as far as year-end voting.

rather than win and you're in, there should be a points series, not just aim for one race to get in, and those with the most points get their championship. anything is better than voting. especially when the voters don't even know many of the horses that are running.