beertapper
10-23-2007, 01:21 AM
http://www.racingpost.co.uk/news/master.sd?psection=racingpost.co.uk&page=News&category=International%20Zone
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"Reacting to the decline, Breeders' Cup Ltd president Greg Avioli predicted a recovery next year, when the event returns to California with a new turf race on the card.
Avioli said: "The number is representative of a couple of factors, including that European owners and trainers had never been to Monmouth Park before, and it is a tighter track than they are used to in Europe.
"I'd fully expect that in 2008, when we are back at Santa Anita, which is a more traditional track, particularly with the addition of the Turf Sprint, you are going to see greater numbers of entries from Europe." "
i think you need to login, but i'll paste the important bits
"Reacting to the decline, Breeders' Cup Ltd president Greg Avioli predicted a recovery next year, when the event returns to California with a new turf race on the card.
Avioli said: "The number is representative of a couple of factors, including that European owners and trainers had never been to Monmouth Park before, and it is a tighter track than they are used to in Europe.
"I'd fully expect that in 2008, when we are back at Santa Anita, which is a more traditional track, particularly with the addition of the Turf Sprint, you are going to see greater numbers of entries from Europe." "