Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottJ
What does the community think about a triple crown for older (both four and five year old) horses?
The design would be that three national races would be selected at distance (1 1/4 miles, 1 1/2 miles, and a third distance to be chosen), conducted in the May to October time frame, perhaps including a Breeder's Cup event. The idea would be to win each of the three races not only in a single year, but perhaps over the course of the two years.
Purses for the three races should come in at a minimum of $2M USD. The race locations could be East Coast, West Coast, and perhaps mid-US. Would this encourage the continued participation of three years olds? Would this better capture the imagination of the US viewer and bettor?
Comments sought.
|
New York would stand the best chance at doing something like this. They already have the best races and honestly its not even close anymore. They have 5 huge handicap races in place. Met Mile, Suburban, Whitney, Woodward and JCGC. Maybe offer a bonus if a horse swept them. How would offering any sort of bonus benefit NYRA?? Im just not seeing it. But if they had to they could choose 3 of the 5 races.... IMO it would be Met, Whitney and JCGC and offer a bonus if a horse swept the 3. I dont think its possible on a national scale.
I mean if you have a good handicap horse, or even a 3yr old that you think needs time to mature why would you not have him in NY for the handicap races that they offer?