DEL: $500k Kent Breeders Cup

[saucon17]

Kent Breeders' Cup S. (G3)

1 1/8 Miles (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $500,000

Post # Horse Jockey Weight Claim Price Equip. Med.
1 Buddy's Humor Coa E M 118 LA
2 Encaustic Garcia Luis 116 L
3 Summer Doldrums Gomez G K 120 LA
4 Wheels Up At Noon 116 LA
5 Strike a Deal Dominguez R A 116 L
6 Soldier's Dancer Pino M G 118 L
7 Twilight Meteor Decarlo C P 116 L
8 Nobiz Like Shobiz Castellano J J 120 LA
9 Starvinsky Rose J 118 LA
10 Chaluiwitcane Alvarado R Jr 122 LA
11 Return the Money Fogelsonger R 116 LA

http://www.brisnet.com/bris_link/pdf...cher_85691.pdf

A decent field for 500K race this Saturday at Delaware Park.

Why is Javier Castellano riding Nobiz Like Shobiz instead of Cornelio Velaquez? To me it looks like there is only four horses of a chance of winning this turf race. It would also be nice if this field of horses stays intact and not decimated by scratches

[pmayjr]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I would imagine Cornelio commited to mounts at Saratoga, as they have 2 grade 1's there on Saturday. He's also trying to win the jockey title up here, which would be a pretty good achievement for any rider.

I have a feeling it's going to be scratch city though, as many were cross entered in the Saranac at Saratoga on Sunday.

That and also... it's Delaware Park- the home of the scratch

[Travis Stone]

Scratches are quite irritating, and one of my big issues with the game. Horsemen never seem to want to face a big field anymore. Everything has to be perfect or too many of them scratch - frustrating from a bettor and fan perspective.

The BC is largely successful not only because of its championship status, but that every field is large, well-contested and deep.

[slotdirt]

I was just thinking about a comment Kasept made several months back about how the Preakness was only a million dollar race. If the Kent Breeders Cup, a G3 event, could muster up a $500k purse, why can't Maryland Racing do the same? Oh, that's right...they don't have slot money to augment state purses.

[Sightseek]

Strike A Deal

[philcski]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

I was just thinking about a comment Kasept made several months back about how the Preakness was only a million dollar race. If the Kent Breeders Cup, a G3 event, could muster up a $500k purse, why can't Maryland Racing o the same? Oh, that's right...they don't have slot money to augment state purses.

The Belmont and Travers are also "only" million dollar races, which as you state in perspective of the Kent BC being a $500k race is relatively low...

The PA Derby has the same purse as the Travers, Belmont, and Preakness. That is all you need to know about slots. NY and MD don't have them for their thoroughbreds and it shows.

[Mike]

Starvinsky all the way, baby!