Re: Kentucky Derby becoming a negative key horse race (253 Views)
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Fairmount1 (IP Logged)
Date: November 18, 2023 07:05PM
Outstanding Post Perfect Drift!! The Chosen Vron just returned to win in 2 weeks just moments ago. A little off topic here but throwing this out there.
The Derby is not a problem as it stands now. If they want to raise the Derby purse I don't care one way or the other. But the Preakness and the Belmont, I think more money would help.
No one cares, but I want the current timing of the Triple Crown to remain. It is about the only thing left that keeps the public at large interested in the sport over a 2 or 5 week period depending on how the Preakness goes for the Derby winner.
So, here's what I would do instead of a $10 million Derby purse.
Make the Triple Crown bonus similar to years ago with this twist.
A Triple Crown winner earns a $10 million bonus.
A winner of the Derby-Preakness earns a $2 million bonus on its own.
A winner of the Derby-Belmont earns a $2 million bonus on its own.
A winner of the Preakness-Belmont double earns a $2 million bonus on its own.
If a horse wins all three, they are only eligible for the $10 million bonus.
I didn't put much thought into the exact dollar amounts but that is a strategy to keep the best horses firing at the Triple Crown instead of skipping them with excuses about timing, blah blah blah.