Kentucky Derby creates qualifying race

[AeWingnut]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Do you know when this race is?

Colonel Klink making a trip to England?

[slotdirt]

This might have served Tomcito well.

[Scurlogue Champ]

stupid idea

the horse won't come and won't have any business coming...

unless they run it at Keeneland

It's just another excuse to put in synthetic. Ugh.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by AeWingnut

Colonel Klink making a trip to England?

Not the worst idea in the world...

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Not the worst idea in the world...

Is there a prep race at Baden Baden?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Is there a prep race at Baden Baden?

The Dirk Nowitzki Cup

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

The Dirk Nowitzki Cup

Stalag 13 dash....the Colonel would be a cinch.

[ateamstupid]

What the flip is happening to this sport?

[Merlinsky]

Gonna be interesting trying to cram American horses into 19 spots instead of 20. The first time the Euro horse keeps out some bright and shiny up and comer on the bubble, they'll start hollering. Of course this assumes the Brit winner even makes the trip. I'm gonna guess it won't be as bad as using the UAE Derby to make the KY Derby--that goal still befuddles me. It's not gonna drive them to change Churchill to synthetic so folks worried about that need to calm down. They could still make it 'win and you're in'-esque if they made it a high enough graded stake purse so really we need to think of it as a cheaper way of doing that. If it works out, they'll increase the purse I'm sure and then the saved spot thing will be moot.