A race fan's dream and a newspaper writer's nightmare... That's how I would describe today at Saratoga. There are four graded stakes races on tap, and each of them have drawn remarkably deep fields. Some of the highest-rated horses will be on display this afternoon on a hot, humid day at the Spa.
All of these top races, part of the inaugural Breeders' Cup Challenge, have created quite a logjam in terms of coverage. How do we give each of these races their due with the limited space, considering everything else happening in the world of sports? Look at today's paper, and it tells the story. As much as we had in today's paper, there was even more that could not fit in the print edition. Every paper scrambled to do whatever they could to get as much information out to the public as possible.
Still, this idea of the Breeders' Cup Challenge, and having so many stakes races on opening weekend, remains a good one in my mind. No doubt, there will be some tweaking in the future, but anyone who makes it to the track today or watches on ABC at 4 p.m. is surely in for a treat. And when all is said and done, be thankful you're not the ones trying to fit it all in tomorrow's paper.
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