I have no problem with the BC expanding. Instead of having a decent card the day before, we will get top notch races and added exposure via ESPN. As far as the catagories the mile race seems to be a bit of overkill, the fillies sprint is great and the 2 yo turf may cause problems. The mile race will be a two turn event at some tracks and a one turn at others which really concerns me. Having a mile and 70 yrd race this year and a one turn mile at Churchill next year seems strange. I cant wait for someone to tell me that a horse that wins the BC mile deserves to be sprint champion, especially if it is a 2 turn year. Maybe it will take away from the Classic and will certainly hurt the Cigar Mile but eventually it will fit in ok. Despite the success of some great fillies over the years it is only fair to have a fillies sprint. I'm not sure why they want to have it at 7 furlongs but it is sure to be a good race. The 2 year old turf race is the one that troubles me the most. Being that there are virtually no graded turf stakes for 2 yos in this country to use for qualifing, how do we determine who gets in? I also hope they dont intend on running a 14 horse field in either of the new 2 yo turf races. That would be a certain disaster. The only down side I could see is the price of the weekend will be going up as Fridays tickets are now BCup controlled which means more expensive.
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