BC SPRINT: Big Drama to Vos; Sean Avery sidelined

[hockey2315]

Originally Posted by Cardus

And the Kelso could be resumed as a one mile turf race.

I don't know why we'd ever want to eliminate any dirt race run over a flat mile. . . they're probably some of the best races in terms of quality. And, like Nick pointed out, there are better turf mile races out there. There are waaay too many graded turf races in this country as it is, and I love turf racing.

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

I don't know why we'd ever want to eliminate any dirt race run over a flat mile. . . they're probably some of the best races in terms of quality. And, like Nick pointed out, there are better turf mile races out there. There are waaay too many graded turf races in this country as it is, and I love turf racing.

There are "better" turf races out there, but it wasn't that long ago the Kelso was thought of as one of, if not THE prep for the BC Mile. Your point is a good one that the mile dirt races are usually some of the best races around.

I guess I just remember some real solid editions of the Kelso when it was on grass. It's a pipe dream because of the landscape of racing today, but I would love to see it return one day.

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by Cardus

I guess this morphs into a Breeders' Cup discussion for the umteempth (sp?) time, but I wonder if the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile -- more nauseating when it is held on a synthetic course -- is necessary.

I don't think it is a coincidence that the Sprint has been weaker and with less than full fields since the Dirt Mile was inaugurated. I'm not sure that running this non-Championship caliber race is any more nauseating on synthetics than it was running it at a mile and seventy yards.