A Breeders' Cup on the move
Dec 5, 2015 10:31:38 GMT -5
Post by Evelyn on Dec 5, 2015 10:31:38 GMT -5
This is another part of the West article. Agree with him totally!
A Breeders' Cup on the move
After three years at Santa Anita, the Breeders' Cup Championships this year went to Keeneland for the first time, and by almost any measure -- that is, any measure except weather -- it was a success. In 2016, the event will go back to Santa Anita and then in 2017 to Del Mar. Churchill Downs reportedly will bid on the 2018 Breeders' Cup. Gulfstream Park also has been mentioned as a possible future site. And how much longer can the sport accept New York's being out of the rotation? Belmont Park is long overdue for a Breeders' Cup.
The Breeders' Cup remains one of horse racing's most powerful marketing tools. The sport enjoyed some of its best and healthiest years when the event was moving from one racetrack to another. When the Breeders' Cup came to town it was like a circus welcomed by a throng of the curious and the loyal. Its arrival was a reason to celebrate. To anchor the event at one racetrack, or even in one part of the country, isn't just unwise, but it's also unfair to those racing elsewhere. And so a Breeders' Cup that's on the move again is another reason for optimism.
A Breeders' Cup on the move
After three years at Santa Anita, the Breeders' Cup Championships this year went to Keeneland for the first time, and by almost any measure -- that is, any measure except weather -- it was a success. In 2016, the event will go back to Santa Anita and then in 2017 to Del Mar. Churchill Downs reportedly will bid on the 2018 Breeders' Cup. Gulfstream Park also has been mentioned as a possible future site. And how much longer can the sport accept New York's being out of the rotation? Belmont Park is long overdue for a Breeders' Cup.
The Breeders' Cup remains one of horse racing's most powerful marketing tools. The sport enjoyed some of its best and healthiest years when the event was moving from one racetrack to another. When the Breeders' Cup came to town it was like a circus welcomed by a throng of the curious and the loyal. Its arrival was a reason to celebrate. To anchor the event at one racetrack, or even in one part of the country, isn't just unwise, but it's also unfair to those racing elsewhere. And so a Breeders' Cup that's on the move again is another reason for optimism.
