Breeder's Cup Rep on ATR

[mes5107]

I'm sure he's a nice guy and all. It just seems that the Breeder's Cup has these purple cloths up on a pedastal, when the vast majority of the horseracing fans don't like them. Let me rephrase:

Loved how the Breeder's Cup sent out a guy to play the tradition card when asked about changing the saddle cloths from purple to the standard color designations.

[blackthroatedwind]

It's not a question of him being a " nice guy ".....he's a smart and knowledgable person who loves the game.

[mes5107]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

It's not a question of him being a " nice guy ".....he's a smart and knowledgable person who loves the game.

I'm not disputing that and I don't want to leave the impression that I'm attacking him because I'm not. I just didn't like the answer.

[Quiet Chris]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

It's not a question of him being a " nice guy ".....he's a smart and knowledgable person who loves the game.

Maybe smart and knowledgeable but he is assuming everyone else is an idiot if he expects us to believe the BC is in CA for the safety of the horse. Maybe he would want to actually have a track in place 2 months before the race before making such a stupid comment.

[mik9872]

If they really thought a synthetic track was necessary because of the safety issue they would be staging this year's BC at Arlington. Arlington at least has a 2 year experience as a polytrack plus previous experience as a BC host. MARKETING is thir sole purpose of staging this event at Santa Anita.

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by mik9872

If they really thought a synthetic track was necessary because of the safety issue they would be staging this year's BC at Arlington. Arlington at least has a 2 year experience as a polytrack plus previous experience as a BC host. MARKETING is thir sole purpose of staging this event at Santa Anita.

Yes. Nothing beats an early winter day at Arlington.

[mes5107]

Is marketing the sport of horse racing a bad thing?

[mik9872]

Originally Posted by mes5107

Is marketing the sport of horse racing a bad thing?

It is when it drives every move the sport makes as opposed to the original intent of the BC which was to provide the sport with one day of championship races.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by mik9872

It is when it drives every move the sport makes as opposed to the original intent of the BC which was to provide the sport with one day of championship races.

or to put it another way, to market the sport to a wider audience.

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by mik987

.... the original intent of the BC which was to provide the sport with one day of championship races.

WRONG! As I will keep telling you. I remember the discussions at the time and it was all about getting together a big enough purse to keep elite level colts in training to the end of their 3yo season and/or for an additional season.

Originally there was to be only the Classic race, but since most breeders wouldn't waste money nominating their fillies and their foals bred to be turf horses, sprinters or hot 2yos (and sires who sired that sort), they expanded to a day long program. Then it was pointed out that most breeders of less than premium sales-bred type foals (the vast majority of those bred) wouldn't nominate, since it would be a long-shot than any of their foals would ever run in these races. So the committee developed the Breeders Cup supplements for established midlevel stakes races, to which those horses might reasonably aspire. All the recent new races (Filly and Mare turf, turf for 2yos, etc.) are yet more inducements for breeders to nominate more foals and more stallions in order to keep the purse structure from collapsing.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by mes5107

Is marketing the sport of horse racing a bad thing?

and is running it at another track somehow not marketing the product?

i'm not sure what point the op is trying to make. maybe there's a distiction between marketing and "MARKETING".