Derby AE List

[Kasept]

Easy. End the ridiculousness of connections choosing their own post. Draw the damn race like any other race is drawn. The 'made for TV' draw is farcical.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Easy. End the ridiculousness of connections choosing their own post. Draw the damn race like any other race is drawn. The 'made for TV' draw is farcical.

An AE list is fine by me.

[justindew]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Easy. End the ridiculousness of connections choosing their own post. Draw the damn race like any other race is drawn. The 'made for TV' draw is farcical.

Agreed. But that's not going to happen.

So then what?

[Scurlogue Champ]

Originally Posted by justindew

Agreed. But that's not going to happen.

So then what?

If they automatically let the winner of the Kempton Park race in the field, then anything can happen.

[slotdirt]

But Rock Hard Ten didn't get in the gate in 2004! WAAAAH!

[TheSpyder]

or..have them run like Nascar time trials where each is out their on their own. Then you can have 50 horses. The top 20 times make it in and pick posts by their times. Run it 2-3 weeks in advance.

No, I'm not serious, but that would be interesting.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Scurlogue Champ

If they automatically let the winner of the Kempton Park in the race, then anything can happen.

They will be a long ways back after the first quarter

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Easy. End the ridiculousness of connections choosing their own post. Draw the damn race like any other race is drawn. The 'made for TV' draw is farcical.

I don't have a problem with letting the connections choose their post. But why not do it in order of graded stakes earnings instead of a random draw? Would reward the best horses and give more incentive for horses to prep more to move up in the earnings list. Just getting in as #20 would no longer be as desirable.

[opusone]

Wouldn't there be a challenge with tote board in the event of late scratch?
The AE's are assigned a number prior to the race. (If the 2 scratches the 13 draws in. I don't see how they can use more than 20 numbers.

[31lengths]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

I don't have a problem with letting the connections choose their post. But why not do it in order of graded stakes earnings instead of a random draw? Would reward the best horses and give more incentive for horses to prep more to move up in the earnings list. Just getting in as #20 would no longer be as desirable.

I like that idea.

Like Travis said. 14 would be swell.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Easy. End the ridiculousness of connections choosing their own post. Draw the damn race like any other race is drawn. The 'made for TV' draw is farcical.

what he said.