BC Official: Friday 'True Championship'

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cardus

It's nonsensical to use dirt races as "Win and You're In" for Breeders' Cup races that, absent a surface change this summer, will be held on a synthetic surface.

Not as nonsensical as having the "World Championship" dirt races held at a venue without a dirt course.

[parsixfarms]

For several years after its formation, the Breeders' Cup was a positive influence on the game. However, in recent years, as trainers start their horses less and less, the Breeders' Cup has directly cannibalized the traditional fall races in this country. Adding more Breeders' Cup races only exacerbates this trend. And now, by splitting the true "championship" races (Distaff, Juvenile Fillies, Filly and Mare Turf), from the Saturday card, the Breeders' Cup is cannibalizing itself.