At this point, it's fairly obvious that New York is no longer in the Breeder's Cup rotation.
IMO, the BC races have generally damaged the quality of Grade 1 races nationally (including and perhaps especially the historic fall stakes in NY). Many horses are now specifically pointed towards BC races for their peak efforts and try to avoid each other until that showdown.
It seems to me it may finally be time for NY owners, trainers and NYRA to put together a strategy independent of the BC that's in the interests of NY racing, NY fans, NY owners, and NY trainers.
We already know that NYRA can put on a Breeder's Cup quality card with spectacular success. It just did so on Belmont day. It's just a matter of having the will to do it and doing it in a way that maximizes the benefit to NY racing.
http://www.breederscup.com/article/b...?utm_source=BC
"The Breeders’ Cup, one of Thoroughbred racing’s most prestigious international events, has today announced the sites of the next three Breeders’ Cup World Championships – which represents a key element of the company’s long-term strategy to elevate the Breeders’ Cup stature as a preeminent luxury sports and entertainment event.
The announcement marks the second time in the event’s history and the first time since 1993 that it has revealed on the same day more than one future host site for the World Championships. The multi-year strategy represents the debut of the Breeders’ Cup at two of the most iconic tracks in the industry: Keeneland Race Course, in Lexington, KY, which will host the Breeders’ Cup World Championships in 2015 and Del Mar, near San Diego, CA which will host in 2017. In 2016, the Breeders’ Cup will return to Santa Anita Park, in Arcadia, CA, which is also hosting the 2014 Breeders’ Cup World Championships."
