Breeders Cup Juv. Sprint --- the right distance?

[Jorge]

Do you agree that the newly created Breeders Cup Juvenile Sprint should be run at 6 furlongs (same distance as the Breeders Cup Sprint for older horses) rather than 5 furlongs or 5-1/2 furlongs?

Pros and Cons about 6 furlongs at this stage of their careers.

Thanks for your opinions.

[endspurt stables]

The distance is okay; they should not have reduced the purse of the Sprint though.

[LB]

Six furlongs is what it should be if they're going to have a sprint.

The other BC races for 2 year olds are run at a mile (turf) and a mile and a sixteenth (dirt).

[Georgerz]

I'd rather had the race at 5 furlongs, on the grass. but it's all decided, no point to argue.

[Dave C]

And now we can have a whole new group of speedballs who win one race at 2 and retire to stud for the next breeding season because they're broken down.

[Crystal]

agree with Dave.

[FOS]

hi Jorge

Do you agree that the newly created Breeders Cup Juvenile Sprint should be run at 6 furlongs (same distance as the Breeders Cup Sprint for older horses) rather than 5 furlongs or 5-1/2 furlongs?

Wouldn't it have been interesting if the BC Sprint (as we've known it for years and years) was opened up to accept 2-year-olds? Bottom line...if a 2yo beat all comers of all ages in a 2-yos and up BC Sprint...an eclipse for champion 2yo would (arguably anyway) be very possible for the winner.

That said...if a BC Juvenile Sprint at 5 1/2 or 6 furlongs was offered, likely the winner of that race would have difficulty garnering enough votes to be awarded 2-yo eclipse honors. Why? Seems (to me anyway) that a BC Juvenile winner would, more likely than not, trump (from a voters perspective anyway) a BC Juvenile Sprint winner whether the juvenile sprint was run at 5 1/2 or 6 furlongs.

Who knows...maybe a new eclipse category will be announced...2-year-old sprinter . Oh well.

Best to ya.

Thoughts?

[bdw0617]

this is just horrible. why take funds out of the breeders cup sprint to fund this crap.

I don't think it should be shorter. I think a 5F race between the fastest 2YO's in the world at that time of year does more harm than good.