Breeders' Cup Going for Grade 1's Again

[Scurlogue Champ]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

How about running a $250K for turf sprinters in addition to the 2YO fields? Certainly that would have gotten the same field as a phony BC race would have gotten.

Frankly, the BC needs to find a way to facilitate foreign participation, like every other country does. That is a far more pressing need than adding races of dubious quality.

If you want the Breeders' Cup to attract foreign based horses.

Take a look at the lineup that Hong Kong offers on December 9th.

The grass sprinters in that field definitely aren't racing because they are subpar and can't cut it on dirt. And there is a mile, a ten furlong, and a twelve furlong event. All different type horses, all quality fields.

If we want to attract foreign participation, card races that foreign based horses run in. Australian, Hong Kong, and Japanese racing all have spectacular sprinters on turf. They also have extraordinary 10 and 12 furlong horses on turf.

How do we get them to come instead of sub-par European horses?

Status and money that beats their own domestic races.

Turf sprints are **** here, but they are big time down under and in Asia.

[blackthroatedwind]

Hong Kong pays the expenses of the horses, and their connections, to come for those races. The BC does not. Plus, the current value of the US dollar isn't helping either.

[brockguy]

the HK Sprint is the World Championship turf sprint race attracting the best horses from Europe, Asia and Australia. Any addition of its kind to the Breeders Cup would not add alot IMO..

[letswastemoney]

in my opinion they are just going to ruin the breeder's cup with too many options. The 3 races they added this year sort of made sense.

I hate turf sprints though, if that's what they're adding now. I guess it's just from having to handicap 12 horse maiden turf sprints at Belmont where no horse has any reliable form that I slowly began to hate turf sprints...