tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post8544043069560113000..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: Shift the CrownsThat Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-42955547471620653282013-01-31T23:50:23.514-05:002013-01-31T23:50:23.514-05:00There may be another angle to the popularity of th...There may be another angle to the popularity of the t-bred triple crown vs. the harness crowns. The t-bred crown prep races are not a near weekly circuit. Thus, many of the horses have not faced each other when they hit the KY Derby. In harness racing, they basically face each other almost every week. So the prep races do very little to create a new and exciting race in the Hambo, etc. The TC races become just another race, albeit with a higher purse.Marv S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-44326722425848324162013-01-31T13:58:06.837-05:002013-01-31T13:58:06.837-05:00Pacingguy:
It's doubtful that many long time ...Pacingguy:<br /><br />It's doubtful that many long time harness bettors can even name the Triple Crown races, much less show a lot of interest in them. The races are just three stakes races among many.<br /><br />I agree scheduling them later in the year is a public relations disadvantage compared to the runners, but keep in mind why t-breds can start their Triple Crown journeys in the winter.<br /><br />Where are the Los Angeles, Hot Springs and Miami tracks in harness racing? There's only Pompano to get race experience for a 3 year old stakes hopeful.<br /><br />You can't expect to have a spring harness Triple Crown without southern and western warm weather tracks running in the winter.<br /><br />On top of that, it would be more difficult to get a trainer to start a stakes horse in January. Remember, the arduous campaign for a t-bred from January to June might involve six starts. Standardbreds would run more often in that six month period or be considered not race ready. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com