10/3 (BEL): JCGC, Hirsch, Beldame, Flower Bowl, Vosburgh (G1's)

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

The real problem is that there are only so many horses to go around. With everything rendered essentially a Breeders Cup prep, you have a race in almost every division in NY, KY and CA each of the next two weeks. Then add in races like the Cotillion, Indiana Derby, the Calder 2YO races, Canadian International, EP Taylor, the Hawthorne Gold Cup and the Meadowlands Cup, and it's no wonder that the talent is spread thin. Aside from Icon Project and Mine That Bird, are there any other horses "prepping" out west that would otherwise be in NY on Saturday? And even if those horses were here, it's not like the card would be significantly better from a wagering perspective.

Buh Buh Buh But

This is the only meet where G1 DIRT races are being offered. (Or so I hear on the NYRA show.)

EVERYBODY knows that DIRT is superior to the other surfaces, don't they? And, it then follows that EVERYONE would be in NY running for G1 money on the dirt, right?

Horses really shouldn't be running on POLY, right?

Yeah, the HUGE fields at BEL really bear this out.

NYRA and its whipped DIRT followers will soon realize that times are changing.

Maybe they'll take another race off the turf tomorrow. Yippee.