World Series of Horse Racing?

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jjr272 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:02:52 GMT

Why are there no european horses in the list? I can think of a few horses that deserve to be on that list including Sea The Stars and fame and glory. How can it be a 'world' championship when the highest rated horse in the world (STS) isnt included?

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steve s — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:22:10 GMT

SELL SUMMER BIRD NOW -he never win another Grade 1 again

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Carolyn in ND — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:38:54 GMT

Nice idea, but why not take current summer grade 1 races & rename the series of them that help get these horses to BC? There are some great summer races that need some marketing upgrade.

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arliss — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:07:48 GMT

Put all 20 in the gate and watch Zenyatta crush the other nineteen in the final furlong.

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steve s — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:11:23 GMT

SUMMER BIRD will never win another GRADED race-if i was HIS Owners Iwould SELL SELL RIGHT NOW

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sophiekea — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:19:03 GMT

Why doesnt Summer Bird belong Steve S? Did he not win the Belmont this year? A race considered a Classic!

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agcharm — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:21:13 GMT

Gene Gene Gene. Are you serious? That race already exists every year and it's called the Breeders Cup Classic, or do you not follow horse racing? and how in the world would General Quarters make the field ahead of Well Armed............ Also why have it take place on Thanksgiving weekend, horses are pointed for BC day and many would not show up for a Turkey day meeting....... Just a little note on the Skins Game, it is a vacation for the players and their families and for the employees of the sponsors, golf is a sidebar to the weekend. That is not top golf. It's something to pass the time, not decide a championship!......

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steve s — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:35:39 GMT

Something wrong -Summer Bird DOES NOT BELONG

DISTANCE 8.5-10f

GRADE one 750 k and higher

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Cheryl, Newmarket, UK — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:02:55 GMT

"World Series" Really?!

Come on, without competitors from outside the USA you cannot justify calling it the World anything - heck in Europe we still have a bit of a giggle at BC calling it the "World Thoroughbred Championships" when you consider that the vast majority of runners are from the USA, and there are hardly ever runners from Japan, South Africa or Australia.

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Bellwether — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:06:25 GMT

TRY A PRO=MOTOR FOLKS...

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JB — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:02:15 GMT

I believe Equispace is on to something here. The main barrier would be the timing of the race relative to Breeder's Cup day. How about the Breeder's Cup folks run one of their feature ($3 million plus)races at the host BC venue on a later date, say Thanksgiving Day. I love Breeder's Cup day but let's face it... most racetrackers would wait 2 or 3 more weeks for a dream race and no of us would really miss seeing only 7 championship races on one day as opposed to 8. Capital idea Gene. Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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Runfast159 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:58:34 GMT

Isn't this what the Breeders Cup all about? Our "world series of racing" already exists in my opinion. It's the BC Classic.

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Ernie Munick — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:55:13 GMT

Curious: Would anyone go to the track on Thanksgiving, New Years---family gathering days---if there were HUGE races on those days? Or nights? New Year's day ain't sacred, less family participation---maybe New Year's is an interesting big-sporting-event day to ponder. But of course would stall retirement on major studs---not that I have a problem with that.

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Kateinabox — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:18:56 GMT

I never understood how something that is limited to a specific country can call itself the "world series" of anything.

The Dubai World Cup day does is probably racing's only true WORLD event. The BC tries... but I think they could try harder.

What about turf horses? This is only a 1 dirt race?

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Michelle — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:08:37 GMT

I think you are on the right track but I think it would have to be for older horses and further away from Breeder's Cup. The 2 and 3 year olds are being pointed to the Triple Crown and Breeder's Cup so I don't see squeezing the race in anywhere for them. As a fan I really enjoy the older horses like Zenyatta, Einstein and Well Armed. A race like this with a big purse could keep some of the older horses in training and give the owners the incentive to keep racing them as older horses. Mr. Jess Jackson indicated last year that there was no incentive for him to race Curlin as a 5 year old because there aren't enough big races for him to run in. The prestige is mainly with the Triple Crown.