2024 BC Watchalong Thread

[Palace Malice]

Full Serrano gets the Dirt Mile.

Never heard of that horse before, good for him

[Izvestia]

Watching Post Time being warmed up a little bit, he is such a gorgeous grey.

So proud of how he finished, even though he didn't win. He came all the way from last to finish 2nd.

He’s such a cutie! What a good year he has had

[Tessablue]

So how do we feel about the Classic in the middle of the card? My mother just called it "kind of a slog to the last race," and I think it does feel like the post-Classic races are all afterthoughts. Curious to hear what everyone else thinks.

Also, unrelated, who on earth gets Older Dirt Male this year? Can they just... abstain?

[Izvestia]

Sadler just snuck the Dirt Mile with a South American import!

[Palace Malice]

So how do we feel about the Classic in the middle of the card? My mother just called it "kind of a slog to the last race," and I think it does feel like the post-Classic races are all afterthoughts. Curious to hear what everyone else thinks.

Also, unrelated, who on earth gets Older Dirt Male this year? Can they just... abstain?

I prefer it at the end like before.

[stelladaniella]

Jayarebe has died. Cardiac event?

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/j ... -cup-turf/

According to a statement put out by the Breeders' Cup, Jayarebe suffered what appears to have been a cardiac event.

He was 3.

[Gemini]

someone just dropped the f-bomb XD

I was not sure but if someone else also heard it

I heard it too, I did a double take at my laptop

*Raises hand*

Me too.

[Nenikikamen23]

Also, unrelated, who on earth gets Older Dirt Male this year? Can they just... abstain?

Gonna throw out Next and... National Treasure? I guess?

[Slewfan2]

So how do we feel about the Classic in the middle of the card? My mother just called it "kind of a slog to the last race," and I think it does feel like the post-Classic races are all afterthoughts. Curious to hear what everyone else thinks.

Also, unrelated, who on earth gets Older Dirt Male this year? Can they just... abstain?

I think it’s sucks. I think racing keeps shooting themselves in the foot

No one. Lol

[Palace Malice]

[Tessablue]

Also, unrelated, who on earth gets Older Dirt Male this year? Can they just... abstain?

Gonna throw out Next and... National Treasure? I guess?

Next would probably be the first modern winner without a G1 but honestly, if it has to be SOMEONE...

[tachyon]

So how do we feel about the Classic in the middle of the card?

I personally didn't like it.
And we Japanese may want to see the most prestigious race (or event) at the end.

[barbaro111]

So how do we feel about the Classic in the middle of the card? My mother just called it "kind of a slog to the last race," and I think it does feel like the post-Classic races are all afterthoughts. Curious to hear what everyone else thinks.

Also, unrelated, who on earth gets Older Dirt Male this year? Can they just... abstain?

I think it’s sucks. I think racing keeps shooting themselves in the foot

No one. Lol

Why not keep the classic as the last race? it makes much more sense. I don't get why they changed it

[barbaro111]

So how do we feel about the Classic in the middle of the card? My mother just called it "kind of a slog to the last race," and I think it does feel like the post-Classic races are all afterthoughts. Curious to hear what everyone else thinks.

Also, unrelated, who on earth gets Older Dirt Male this year? Can they just... abstain?

I think it’s sucks. I think racing keeps shooting themselves in the foot

No one. Lol

Why not keep the classic as the last race? it makes much more sense. I don't get why they changed it

[Flanders]

So how do we feel about the Classic in the middle of the card? My mother just called it "kind of a slog to the last race," and I think it does feel like the post-Classic races are all afterthoughts. Curious to hear what everyone else thinks.

Also, unrelated, who on earth gets Older Dirt Male this year? Can they just... abstain?

I think it’s sucks. I think racing keeps shooting themselves in the foot

No one. Lol

Why not keep the classic as the last race? it makes much more sense. I don't get why they changed it

because NBC paid 350 million for College Football rights. They don't even pay for the Breeders Cup rights. Its always going to lose.

They just have a 10 year contract to put it on television, 2025 is the last year then a new contract will happen.

[Tessablue]

Why not keep the classic as the last race? it makes much more sense. I don't get why they changed it

West coast time zone + college football rights means they can’t broadcast the Classic nationally unless it’s around 6pm EST. So it’ll probably be the same next year as well.

[Eohippus]

Poor guy is not having a good time, welcome to dirt Troy!

He is handsome however, even with dirt in his face

[Slewfan2]

So how do we feel about the Classic in the middle of the card? My mother just called it "kind of a slog to the last race," and I think it does feel like the post-Classic races are all afterthoughts. Curious to hear what everyone else thinks.

Also, unrelated, who on earth gets Older Dirt Male this year? Can they just... abstain?

I think it’s sucks. I think racing keeps shooting themselves in the foot

No one. Lol

Why not keep the classic as the last race? it makes much more sense. I don't get why they changed it

It was for tv - of course it was; just goes to show how tv disrespects the sport

[KatieK101]

Yeah, not a big fan of placing the Classic in the middle of the pack but it didn't ruin the experience for me. I'll deal with it.

The Eclipse for Older Male would have to go to National Treasure, right? Though it does feel wrong to award it to a horse that didn't run in a Breeders Cup race, and it's not like he had the kind of stellar year that would make it easy to overlook it. Ugh.

[BaroqueAgain1]

I have watched a few races from Korea, and the tracks there have such vicious sand kickback (looks like any horses behind the front runners are running through a sandstorm) that many horses wear half-round coverings that completely encase the eyes. They are either clear plastic or mesh/screen hemispheres. I see that Ryan was wearing a plastic shield over HIS eyes, and it looked like City of Troy might have appreciated that equipment.