| pele polo |
11-06-2016 11:07 AM |
How did this Breeders Cup stack up with the rest?
Don't think we could have seen a much better show from a fan's point of view. From the Distaff to the Classic and plenty of fine stretch runs in between. I could have easily been sour about this year considering I made six bets and all six of my keys were runner up finishes (Songbird, Lady Eli, Not This Time, Flintshire, Tepin, Chrome). Wallet still stings but I couldn't be a happier loser this morning.
How does this year's rendition compare to others for you all?
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| Bullet Plane |
11-06-2016 11:18 AM |
I'd say one of the best ever.
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| nearco |
11-06-2016 11:41 AM |
One of the best two days of racing I can remember in while.
Very enjoyable stuff for a racing fan.
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| linrom1 |
11-06-2016 12:16 PM |
Worst ever. I hope they never host BC at Santa Anita again--the dirt track was slow and the turf favored speed. The only memorable races except Classic Empire were turf races: Oscar Performance, New Money Honey, Highland Reel and Tepin( despite jockey having her yet again too far back.) Lady Ely ran great too.
Last year at Kee was great, then at CD several years ago.
The only decent BC at Santa Anita was in 2009 when Zenyatta won the Classic.
This BC was like watching Jax play Tampa--not a single star...and Arrogate is not a STAR. In a few days none will remember any horse form this BC except Chrome and Songbird.
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| Psychotic Parakeet |
11-06-2016 12:50 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bullet Plane
I'd say one of the best ever.
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Agreed. A thriller in both the Distaff and Classic - couldn't have asked for more. |
| CincyHorseplayer |
11-06-2016 01:06 PM |
As both a fan and player this was a great one.
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| EasyGoer89 |
11-06-2016 01:21 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by linrom1
Worst ever. I hope they never host BC at Santa Anita again--the dirt track was slow and the turf favored speed. The only memorable races except Classic Empire were turf races: Oscar Performance, New Money Honey, Highland Reel and Tepin( despite jockey having her yet again too far back.) Lady Ely ran great too.
Last year at Kee was great, then at CD several years ago.
The only decent BC at Santa Anita was in 2009 when Zenyatta won the Classic.
This BC was like watching Jax play Tampa--not a single star...and Arrogate is not a STAR. In a few days none will remember any horse form this BC except Chrome and Songbird.
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On a normal track, or the one they had in previous days and weeks, that longshot maybe runs past Songbird and Beholder at the wire, and then what happens? The speedy nature of the track prevented that from happening, if that happens and 'joe blow' beats the mighty Songbird and the Mighty Beholder, how do we view that from a historial perspective? |
| LottaKash |
11-06-2016 01:28 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by EasyGoer89
, if that happens and 'joe blow' beats the mighty Songbird and the Mighty Beholder, how do we view that from a historial perspective?
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Doesn't matter...The only thing that matters is what the "real" outcome(s) is/was...
All in all, I really enjoyed this years BC racing, more than many that I have enjoyed thru the years..
Head to head battling all out finishes in classic races, win or lose, is what is most exciting in this sport of ours... wow ! |
| tanner12oz |
11-06-2016 01:37 PM |
because of the television stupidity I was only able to view the distaff and the classic but both races lived up to the hype which is rare IMO in racing
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It does't get much better than the past two days.
Both of the features on each more than lived up to the hype.
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| dilanesp |
11-06-2016 04:44 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by linrom1
Worst ever. I hope they never host BC at Santa Anita again--the dirt track was slow and the turf favored speed. The only memorable races except Classic Empire were turf races: Oscar Performance, New Money Honey, Highland Reel and Tepin( despite jockey having her yet again too far back.) Lady Ely ran great too.
Last year at Kee was great, then at CD several years ago.
The only decent BC at Santa Anita was in 2009 when Zenyatta won the Classic.
This BC was like watching Jax play Tampa--not a single star...and Arrogate is not a STAR. In a few days none will remember any horse form this BC except Chrome and Songbird.
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Given the attendance figures and the weather, you can be assured that the BC will be back at Santa Anita. |
| PaceAdvantage |
11-06-2016 04:50 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by linrom1
This BC was like watching Jax play Tampa--not a single star...and Arrogate is not a STAR. In a few days none will remember any horse form this BC except Chrome and Songbird.
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Arrogate not a star? He's a MONSTER. Should be HOY. I know he gets my vote.
I thought it was a great two days of racing. |
| Redboard |
11-06-2016 04:54 PM |
Yea, a great two days of racing! Let's face it, Santa Anita is the best place for it, although we'd all like to see it rotate to more venues.
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| Broad Brush |
11-06-2016 05:41 PM |
I thought it was a great two days of racing.
I was always a fan of the BC moving around especially to Belmont,
but I find myself more and more liking that it is going to be "fast & firm"
and good weather at SA.
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| horses4courses |
11-06-2016 05:56 PM |
2 excellent days of racing
Just looking at both feature races each day,
how can it get much better than that?
Sure, out of the other 11 races, not all were classics.
The vast majority of them were memorable, though.
As a showcase for the sport of horse racing,
the BC weekend still does it for me. :ThmbUp:
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