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Old 02-27-2008, 04:35 PM
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"Ladies Classic" I don't know if I should laugh or puke...

They should have BC Divisions based on horse color next...
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Old 02-27-2008, 04:38 PM
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"Ladies Classic" I don't know if I should laugh or puke...

They should have BC Divisions based on horse color next...
Well, if they had a race with all grays...5,000 people would die of heart attacks on the spot from over stimulation, so nix that idea!! It would be way, way too much for many people to handle.
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Old 02-27-2008, 04:44 PM
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Well, if they had a race with all grays...5,000 people would die of heart attacks on the spot from over stimulation, so nix that idea!! It would be way, way too much for many people to handle.
They have the Grey Jug(all greys) at Monticello the weekend of the Little Brown Jug, harness racing for anyone who doesnt know, and I dont think there have been any confirmed deaths yet! So I think the BC should go for it!! Its already ruined.
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Old 02-27-2008, 04:46 PM
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"Ladies Classic" I don't know if I should laugh or puke...

They should have BC Divisions based on horse color next...
there are races for greys
maybe it was Calder
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Old 02-27-2008, 04:52 PM
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they are turning horse racing into baseball's world series. Where more is less.

I'm sure there are arguments against this but...
I miss when the BC was held at the 2nd tier tracks. Woodbine, Lone Star...
Not everyone is into huge crowds.

I just had a thought.. they could have the BC at 2 or 3 different tracks on the same day
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Old 02-27-2008, 04:58 PM
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I just had a thought.. they could have the BC at 2 or 3 different tracks on the same day

It is logistically impossible for riders and connections.
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Old 02-28-2008, 02:26 PM
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It is logistically impossible for riders and connections.
Not impossible, would just force some very tough decisions and a lot of rider changes. Bad idea but certainly possible.
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Old 02-28-2008, 02:29 PM
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Not impossible, would just force some very tough decisions and a lot of rider changes. Bad idea but certainly possible.

Of course it's " possible " but, as you said, it's a bad idea for these obvious reasons. The other major reason is that the fairest thing is to have everyone competing on the same surface.
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Old 02-28-2008, 02:46 PM
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Of course it's " possible " but, as you said, it's a bad idea for these obvious reasons. The other major reason is that the fairest thing is to have everyone competing on the same surface.
Would be nice if one of those surfaces they were actually competing on was dirt.
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Old 02-27-2008, 04:57 PM
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there are races for greys
maybe it was Calder

Yeah they run the greys at Calder on Freakshow Day or whatever they call it. They have the aforementioned 2 races at once, a race for 5yoandup (The Methusalah, i'm not kidding), a wrongway race, a 2 furlong race.

Man we could have FOUR days of racing with male and female versions of all of those!!!!!!!
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Old 02-27-2008, 05:01 PM
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Yeah they run the greys at Calder on Freakshow Day or whatever they call it. They have the aforementioned 2 races at once, a race for 5yoandup (The Methusalah, i'm not kidding), a wrongway race, a 2 furlong race.

Man we could have FOUR days of racing with male and female versions of all of those!!!!!!!
You left out the most important "race within a race" where they paid based on the leader at the 1/2 mile pole.

I have cashed every time they have offered that race.
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Old 02-27-2008, 05:08 PM
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You left out the most important "race within a race" where they paid based on the leader at the 1/2 mile pole.

I have cashed every time they have offered that race.
Knew I was forgetting one. As I recall they had terrible rain this year. Had to reschedule and then the weather was pretty rotten the second day, too. If I recall the same horse one both "halves" of that race within a race.
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While they are at it they should add a race for horses with a mystery equipment change, to be announced during the post parade.
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Old 02-27-2008, 06:13 PM
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While we they are at it they should add a race for horses with mystery equipment change, to be announced during the post parade.

There is certainly no shortage of preps for this one.
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Old 02-27-2008, 05:00 PM
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there are races for greys
maybe it was Calder
There's one at the Meadowlands every year on Halloween as well.
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