Breeders' Cup Permanent Site

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

Yeah I just went to their site and saw they don't use the disatance anymore. Any idea why?

They thought shortening the NO Hcp to 9 furlongs would make it more appealing. At the time it seemed like a bad idea considering the 1986 field was pretty good as it featured Herat (who was coming off a second in the Big Cap), Roo Art, and Hopeful Word.

[Rupert Pupkin]

If they're going to have a permanent site, I think Santa Anita would be the best place, now that they are going back to regular dirt. I think the risk of rain is too great when they run back east. It's a shame when important races are run in the slop. We were very fortunate this year that there was no rain in Louisville.