NY Fall Racing Has Changed
“A meeting that for decades before the Breeders’ Cup served as the season-ending stage on which division championships were determined has become the principal Eastern staging area for the sport’s movable feast. Although the races here during autumn remain important in their own right, they are no longer the principal objectives of the best horses.” Ghostzapper, Azeri — all the best horses are prepping the Breeders’ Cup elsewhere, writes Paul Moran, and the result is a lackluster Belmont autumn meet. (Newsday)
