Friday's Card at Churchill?

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

I agree. Unreal the day before the Breeders Cup they have races like this. Churchill is a joke when it comes to low level claiming races.

Ya know, I guess they burnt themselves out of 2YO races due to Sunday. It would be nice to have one or two solid 2YO MSWs and one would think BC Friday would be a day many high profile connections would be around and like to win a race. I think the 2YO Day is a novel sounding idea, but 7 or 8 full fields of maidens makes for a hard day and can have a negative and diluting effect on future cards. I credit them for a new idea, and am not saying it is a bad one, but the timing may have been poor in this year's case.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Ya know, I guess they burnt themselves out of 2YO races due to Sunday. It would be nice to have one or two solid 2YO MSWs and one would think BC Friday would be a day many high profile connections would be around and like to win a race. I think the 2YO Day is a novel sounding idea, but 7 or 8 full fields of maidens makes for a hard day and can have a negative and diluting effect on future cards. I credit them for a new idea, and am not saying it is a bad one, but the timing may have been poor in this year's case.

Couldnt agree more. The card on Sunday should be the card for this Friday. Sometimes I dont know what they are thinking. They try to be innovative but sometimes they out think themselves. What pisses me off about Churchill is that they never ask for anyone's opinion.

[ateamstupid]

I've always said this about CD. Most schizophrenic track ever.. One race, $75,000 N3X OPT. CL., next is a $5,000 restricted claimer. I can rarely make sense of it.

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

I've always said this about CD. Most schizophrenic track ever.. One race, $75,000 N3X OPT. CL., next is a $5,000 restricted claimer. I can rarely make sense of it.

No kidding. Churchill has the money but they are so freaking tight it isnt funny. I wish they would combine the NYRA's ability to put on a good card with the ability of CDSI to make money.

[blackthroatedwind]

To be fair, the Friday card at Belmont the day before BC was poor last year. They couldn't run turf due to weather, which hurt them, but it was still a poor card save the 2YO stake ( won by Bluegrass Cat ).

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

To be fair, the Friday card at Belmont the day before BC was poor last year. They couldn't run turf due to weather, which hurt them, but it was still a poor card save the 2YO stake ( won by Bluegrass Cat ).

Yeah but a poor card at Belmont is a good card at Churchill. That is the biggest difference.

[blackthroatedwind]

I was looking forward to Friday's card...not anymore. I can spend a lot of time at the track without betting but this card barely seems worth looking at.

Oh well.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I was looking forward to Friday's card...not anymore. I can spend a lot of time at the track without betting but this card barely seems worth looking at.

Oh well.

You can go over to the Casino instead.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Cardus

It would be great if Churchill could card a few two-year-old MSWs or allowances the day before the Breeders' Cup.

If any were to run a hole in the wind, Shake Mo could buy them on the spot.

It would be a real tear jerker.