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randallscott35

08-09-2013 05:11 PM

Derby Point System

Ill Derby still gets nada. No love. No Derby Trial either for Lukas to try and get some late points. No justice.

http://www.drf.com/news/churchill-do...by-eligibility

Rudeboyelvis

08-09-2013 09:45 PM

Sam F Davis removed? Lovely.

Merlinsky

08-09-2013 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by randallscott35 (Post 939615)

Ill Derby still gets nada. No love. No Derby Trial either for Lukas to try and get some late points. No justice.

http://www.drf.com/news/churchill-do...by-eligibility

CDI, always classy. I'm sure the shareholders were really pushing for the Ill Derby. :rolleyes:

Danzig

08-10-2013 07:54 AM

i don't like the points system. they should have just tweaked the earnings rules, and cut the 2 yo races by half or something like that. fillies being excluded, and petty feuds keeping out races like the illinois derby is silly.

cmorioles

08-13-2013 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Cardus (Post 940267)

said Darren Rogers, Churchill’s senior director of communications. “We’re trying to identify the best 3-year-olds to go the classic distance of 1 1/4 miles on dirt.”

It's pushing a rock up the hill, but why are the synthetic races included?

Maybe their exchange was left on the cutting room floor, but I'd love to know if Hegarty followed up Rogers' statement with that question.

Rogers' last word of that quote begs for that follow-up.

I'm sure if Keeneland weren't synthetic they would exclude those as well.

cmorioles

08-13-2013 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Cardus (Post 940273)

And exclude the Sheikh's race, too?

That would be interesting to see.

Forgot about that joke.

Cannon Shell

08-14-2013 05:47 PM

The IL Derby snub is strictly personal for CDI.

Funny that those 2 yo races in Saratoga arent filling so great.

Rudeboyelvis

08-15-2013 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell (Post 940380)

The IL Derby snub is strictly personal for CDI.

Funny that those 2 yo races in Saratoga arent filling so great.

What was the impetus to get rid of two turn dirt races for 2yo's there?

Haven't been following that closely, but seems the Pletcher babies are getting 2 turn races at Monmouth whereas he typically would have them in Saratoga.

parsixfarms

08-15-2013 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis (Post 940423)

The last few years, there have been very few two-turn dirt races at Saratoga, due to the 9F configuration of the track; last year's 9F maiden race, contested the last week of the meet, was won by Norumbega. The 8.5F turf races have filled reasonably well.

Of note, there has only been one 7F dirt race for the 2YOs run at the meet so far. It was a pretty weak race, won by Pletcher's King Cyrus by double digit lengths.

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