I admit...

Danzig · #1 08-11-2008, 06:22 PM

thing is tho, the bc is billed as the 'world championship' (which imo is laughable) and wants to be thought of as one of the premiere racing events in the world. so shouldn't they go the same extra mile as hong kong or dubai? owners know what happens elsewhere, so why not the bc? and if they can't do it, they should change their name!
the bc puts on 2 days of racing, which nets them a lot of tv money and all handle for the races. plus factor in sponsorship of the races by john deere, dodge, etc. the bc can afford to pay shipping, especially to those coming in from overseas.

if they (the bc powers that be) want to be a world wide event, they need to treat it like one!

ddthetide · #2 08-12-2008, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

thing is tho, the bc is billed as the 'world championship' (which imo is laughable) and wants to be thought of as one of the premiere racing events in the world. so shouldn't they go the same extra mile as hong kong or dubai? owners know what happens elsewhere, so why not the bc? and if they can't do it, they should change their name!
the bc puts on 2 days of racing, which nets them a lot of tv money and all handle for the races. plus factor in sponsorship of the races by john deere, dodge, etc. the bc can afford to pay shipping, especially to those coming in from overseas.

if they (the bc powers that be) want to be a world wide event, they need to treat it like one!

i can see the BC not paying the shipping fees but "win and you're in" should NOT have a entry fee with it.
the BC should be embarassed for saying to the the owner of Spirit One."congrats, you're in the BC that will be $250k please."

SniperSB23 · #3 08-12-2008, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ddthetide

i can see the BC not paying the shipping fees but "win and you're in" should NOT have a entry fee with it.
the BC should be embarassed for saying to the the owner of Spirit One."congrats, you're in the BC that will be $250k please."

They have to charge the supplemental fee or else you would have no one nominate in the first place and the entire program would collapse. What they should eliminate though is the entry fee (1% of purse) and starting fee (1.5% of purse) for the winners of Win and You're In races.

Danzig · #4 08-12-2008, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SniperSB23

They have to charge the supplemental fee or else you would have no one nominate in the first place and the entire program would collapse. What they should eliminate though is the entry fee (1% of purse) and starting fee (1.5% of purse) for the winners of Win and You're In races.

but like dd said ,win and you're in--but not really.

i mean, that is one hell of a supplemental fee. even the kentucky derby has late nominations before the big supplement kicks in. .is that available with the bc races?

SniperSB23 · #5 08-13-2008, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

but like dd said ,win and you're in--but not really.

i mean, that is one hell of a supplemental fee. even the kentucky derby has late nominations before the big supplement kicks in. .is that available with the bc races?

Win and you're guaranteed a spot in the field. If you didn't nominate in the first place when your horse was a foal (which is what pays for the program) then you still have to supplement. If you didn't require that then no one would ever waste the money on nominating when they could just go by the philosophy that if their horse was good enough to be in the BC then he could win a Win and You're In race. It is silly though that they won't waive the entry and starting fees though if you win a Win and You're In race.

BTW, it would only cost Evening Attire $12,500 to run plus shipping costs so it isn't like that should really be a big deterrent from running for $500,000.