BC Board Vote
Street Sense’s defection from the Belmont shows (again, like we needed the reminder) how much the breeding side of the business affects racing. But it also illustrates how much two races — the Kentucky Derby and the Breeders’ Cup Classic — have come to dominate the sport’s calendar and determine a horse’s stud value. To a horse that’s won the Derby, but lost the Preakness, the Belmont adds almost nothing. (And if he loses the Belmont, it only diminishes.) The only race that means more — to end of the year honors, to stud fees — is the Classic. Given the rising influence of the Classic and the rest of the Breeders’ Cup program, it’s a bit odd that so little is known about the views of the candidates currently up for election to the Breeders’ Cup Board. Byron, at the Pedigree Guru, explains the board’s politics and what’s at stake in this round of voting.
