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Old 08-18-2018, 09:56 PM   #46
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They can run the BC at Santa Anita every year. It is perfect.


Del Mar was fantastic. Keeneland was great as well.


In the end, you do need "weather" in November. Churchill sucked the 2 years I went, and they decided to put it "under the lights" when it was legitimately 38 degrees. Sucked. And I'm from Nebraska.


I'd love to see it at Belmont, but November is a tough pull. The exact reason why I'm not going this year to Churchill after 10 years of attending.


Weather is huge. Especially when more than half of the people will be outside. Standing outside for 12 hours or more in 40 degree weather isn't much fun. Ever.
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Old 08-19-2018, 02:00 AM   #47
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I didn't get into horse racing until Smarty Jones, so I'll take your word on it.

Although I've noticed that the 1980 Woodward had a field of 0ne.
but that was a great one
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Old 08-19-2018, 02:05 AM   #48
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still think they should split the BC into two venues. All turf races on Friday at say SA and all the dirt races at the FG or OP (as an example) that way you can add new venues. New Orleans would be fun for the BC-plenty of things to do
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still think they should split the BC into two venues. All turf races on Friday at say SA and all the dirt races at the FG or OP (as an example) that way you can add new venues. New Orleans would be fun for the BC-plenty of things to do

I'll be dead honest. That sounds like a horrible idea.


For some dude sitting at home or at a simulcasting joint, sure, it sounds great. For the people that actually attend the event?

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Old 08-19-2018, 09:18 AM   #50
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I want a BC at Kentucky Downs!
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Old 08-19-2018, 09:23 AM   #51
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I want a BC at Kentucky Downs!





The Dirt races will be held on some local country road. You can't go wrong with Kentucky Downs. I'm all in.
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Old 08-19-2018, 10:15 AM   #52
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still think they should split the BC into two venues. All turf races on Friday at say SA and all the dirt races at the FG or OP (as an example) that way you can add new venues. New Orleans would be fun for the BC-plenty of things to do
Charging the same admission, parking, etc. prices in order to see half the number of races live DOES sound like something horse racing would do, but probably not a good idea, PR-wise.
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Charging the same GROSSLY INFLATED admission, parking, etc. prices in order to see half the number of races live DOES sound like something horse racing would do, but probably not a good idea, PR-wise.
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Old 08-19-2018, 01:17 PM   #54
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still think they should split the BC into two venues. All turf races on Friday at say SA and all the dirt races at the FG or OP (as an example) that way you can add new venues. New Orleans would be fun for the BC-plenty of things to do
Smh.
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You can't have sloppy tracks in the Breeders' Cup. It renders the races undefinitive.
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You can't have sloppy tracks in the Breeders' Cup. It renders the races undefinitive.
Curlin's win at Monmouth was definitive.

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Old 08-24-2018, 10:58 PM   #57
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Curlin's win at Monmouth was definitive.

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So was Cigar's at Belmont.

But it definitely wouldn't be grest if you had a mud freak like Exaggerator was a couple of years ago winning a big BC field. Easy Goer losing to Is It True wasn't so great.
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