BC reinstates entry fees to Sil Max, Poker Plyr
Oct 11, 2013 19:13:20 GMT -5
Post by Jon on Oct 11, 2013 19:13:20 GMT -5
Right thing to do? Yes.
BC reinstates entry fee benefits to Silver Max, Poker Player
Brisnet
The Breeders' Cup announced Friday that it would reinstate the entry fee benefits to the connections of Silver Max and Poker Player, winners of Challenge races that lost that designation when the races were taken off the turf at Keeneland last weekend. However, each horse will be required to qualify on the basis of Breeders' Cup qualifying points or through the Racing Directors/Secretaries Panel selection as the automatic Challenge starting position was not reinstated.
The Grade 1 Shadwell Turf Mile, originally scheduled as a Breeders' Cup Challenge race awarding an automatic berth and free entry into the Breeders' Cup Mile to the winner, was switched to the Polytrack on Saturday due to heavy rains at Keeneland, and was won by Mark Bacon and Dana Wells' four-year-old Silver Max. On Sunday, the Grade 3 Bourbon Stakes for two-year-olds, scheduled as a Challenge race qualifying for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, was also switched to the main track and was won by Gary and Mary West's Poker Player.
Under Breeders' Cup Challenge rules, an automatic berth cannot be awarded to the winner of a race that is taken off the turf. However, since no horses were scratched from either race, and the American Graded Stakes Committee subsequently reinstated the original grades for the races, Breeders' Cup officials elected to reinstate entry fee awards of $40,000 to the connections of Silver Max and $20,000 to the connections of Poker Player.
"Since the fields of both the Shadwell Turf Mile and the Bourbon Stakes remained completely intact following the decision to run them on the main track, we've determined that while an automatic starting position into the turf races is not possible, representatives of both Silver Max and Poker Player should still receive the financial benefits of the Challenge series," Breeders' Cup President and CEO Craig Fravel said. "We hope to see them both at Santa Anita next month."
The pre-entry deadline for the 30th Breeders' Cup World Championships is October 21. This year Breeders' Cup will provide travel awards of $10,000 to all North American starters in the Breeders' Cup World Championships if they are based outside of California. International starters will receive a $40,000 travel award.
In addition to the reinstatement of entry fees, the foal nominators of Silver Max, Stephen Snowden and Seth and Will Lauffer, and the foal nominators of Poker Player, Nicholas and Rosemary Lotz, will each receive a $10,000 nominator award as a part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series.
BC reinstates entry fee benefits to Silver Max, Poker Player
Brisnet
The Breeders' Cup announced Friday that it would reinstate the entry fee benefits to the connections of Silver Max and Poker Player, winners of Challenge races that lost that designation when the races were taken off the turf at Keeneland last weekend. However, each horse will be required to qualify on the basis of Breeders' Cup qualifying points or through the Racing Directors/Secretaries Panel selection as the automatic Challenge starting position was not reinstated.
The Grade 1 Shadwell Turf Mile, originally scheduled as a Breeders' Cup Challenge race awarding an automatic berth and free entry into the Breeders' Cup Mile to the winner, was switched to the Polytrack on Saturday due to heavy rains at Keeneland, and was won by Mark Bacon and Dana Wells' four-year-old Silver Max. On Sunday, the Grade 3 Bourbon Stakes for two-year-olds, scheduled as a Challenge race qualifying for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, was also switched to the main track and was won by Gary and Mary West's Poker Player.
Under Breeders' Cup Challenge rules, an automatic berth cannot be awarded to the winner of a race that is taken off the turf. However, since no horses were scratched from either race, and the American Graded Stakes Committee subsequently reinstated the original grades for the races, Breeders' Cup officials elected to reinstate entry fee awards of $40,000 to the connections of Silver Max and $20,000 to the connections of Poker Player.
"Since the fields of both the Shadwell Turf Mile and the Bourbon Stakes remained completely intact following the decision to run them on the main track, we've determined that while an automatic starting position into the turf races is not possible, representatives of both Silver Max and Poker Player should still receive the financial benefits of the Challenge series," Breeders' Cup President and CEO Craig Fravel said. "We hope to see them both at Santa Anita next month."
The pre-entry deadline for the 30th Breeders' Cup World Championships is October 21. This year Breeders' Cup will provide travel awards of $10,000 to all North American starters in the Breeders' Cup World Championships if they are based outside of California. International starters will receive a $40,000 travel award.
In addition to the reinstatement of entry fees, the foal nominators of Silver Max, Stephen Snowden and Seth and Will Lauffer, and the foal nominators of Poker Player, Nicholas and Rosemary Lotz, will each receive a $10,000 nominator award as a part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series.
