After the tremendous success of European horses in the
last two Breeders’Cup World Championships at Santa Anita in California,
it is back to the stark reality of racing in America at Churchill Downs
in 2010.
A few brave European horses are taking their chances on
the dirt at Churchill Downs this year but there would have been far
more on an artificial surface. They won’t even get such a great surface
any more if the Breeders’Cup returns to Santa Anita with the Pro-Ride
there having been dumped in a giant garbage can and old-fashioned dirt
brought back.
As far as the turf course at Churchill is concerned,
there are persistent mutterings that star British horses will miss
their races unless there is rain or more watering.
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