Saturday, February 11, 2012

A Breeders' Cup At Del Mar?

Interesting:
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club outside of San Diego has sent an informational package to Breeders' Cup expressing interest in hosting a future edition of the organization's year-end event, the Breeders' Cup's chief executive said on Tuesday.

The packet did not specify when the track would like to host the event, said Breeders' Cup chief Craig Fravel, who is the former president and general manager of Del Mar. The track, which is typically open from late July through early September, would need to expand its turf course in order to host the early November event, a renovation that is included in a development plan currently being considered by the Del Mar Fairgrounds, the state agency that owns the property.

Del Mar has expressed an interest in hosting the Breeders' Cup several times in the past decade, but the width of its turf course has always prevented the track from launching a serious bid. The turf course is currently limited to 10 starters, whereas the Breeder's Cup's turf races allow for a maximum of 14 starters.
That would be a nice location to host the Cup.  You can't get better weather.

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