Friday's Card at Churchill?

[Bigsmc]

Gulfstream's Friday preceeding the BC and Sunday after the BC were by far the best cards of any BC weekend (did not attend their first BC, but the last two were this way). Each day featured multiple (at least four) six figure stakes created just for the weekend. Also had several allowances, don't remember if they even had a claiming race, if so, it was a high level one. The Euro's brought their second strings and ran them on the grass both Friday and Sunday a very nice way to sandwich the BC.

My first BC was in '92 at Gulfstream. After that nice three days of racing, I incorrectly assumed that all venues did this. Unfortunately the CD friday and, I'm assuming Sunday's card have been more the norm. I've attended BC's at Santa Anita, Hollywood, Churchill, Arlington and Woodbine and their friday/sunday cards have been similar(stakeswise) to what we are getting this weekend.