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[quote=Downthestretch55]Sniper,
I'll go with that.
Now, a question...
Could there be a TC for turfers?
Like a nice one at Toga, one at Fall Belmont, and one at another track?[/QUOTE

How about the Sword Dancer, the Turf Classic at Belmont and The Arlington Million. These Sword Dance and the Arlington Million would have to be separted but to me those are the best Turf Races

[quote=boswd]

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Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

Sniper,
I'll go with that.
Now, a question...
Could there be a TC for turfers?
Like a nice one at Toga, one at Fall Belmont, and one at another track?[/QUOTE

How about the Sword Dancer, the Turf Classic at Belmont and The Arlington Million. These Sword Dance and the Arlington Million would have to be separted but to me those are the best Turf Races

Boswd,
Those sound like good ones. I'm sure others will chime in.
DTS

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Originally Posted by SniperSB23

I'd actually prefer we go right past the Triple Crown and have a ten race series in each division that determines the Eclipse Awards. No horse would come close to running in all ten races but the points accumulated in those races would determine the champions. It would also allow top races from both coasts to be included. For instance the Classic Division could have these ten races:

Donn Handicap
Santa Anita Handicap
Pimlico Special Handicap
Stephen Foster Handicap
Suburban Handicap
Hollywood Gold Cup Handicap
Whitney Handicap
Pacific Classic Stakes
Woodward Stakes
Jockey Club Gold Cup

Each of those ten races are worth 10-7-5-3-1 for the top five finishers. The series culminates with the BC Classic which is worth double points. So you could still win an Eclipse Award off of four races but it would be a lot tougher.

I rember a few years ago Fox and the NTRA tried to do something similiar. I liked it alot. We had major races on national television and had something of a solidaritary among the tracks as opposed to the cannablism you see today. I hope your idea or something similar happens in the near future

I'd go with the:

Forego
JCGC
BC Turf

This would test the horses at three different distances on three different tracks on both surfaces. I know that nobody in the world would go for this idea except for me but I think it would be fun. With the exception of one of the sprint race, Canada has an idea similar to this.

I guess for a more traditional idea, I'd go with another idea. The first race would be a newly created 8f race to be held in early July at either Hollywood or Belmont. It would change locations each year, depending on where the BC was going to be in that year. For example, if the BC was held at Santa Anita, the first race would be at Belmont. If the BC was held at Belmont, the first race would be at Hollywood. If the BC wasn't being held at either track, the race would still rotate between the two. The second race would be the Woodward. The final race would be the BC Classic. This would allow for a progression in distances from 8f to 10f which would mean a horse would have to have some versatility, allow three different tracks to host the races, and culminate with the biggest race of the year as part of the equation. It would also allow time for horses to run in other races between the TC races.

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Originally Posted by boswd

I'm not sure if this is what u are talking about but I remember in 1991, there was a series like this. I remember seeing Festin, Marquetry, Twilight Agenda, Strike the Gold, Unbridled, and some others doing battle in several of the races that they might not have run in if not for the bonus that was attatched to the series.

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Originally Posted by King Glorious

I found this old link about the NTRA and FOX http://www.ntra.com/content.aspx?type=news&id=5315