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Posted on Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Churchill Downs has partnered with Kempton Park Racecourse in England to create the $150,000 Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes, a 1 1/8-mile race over Kempton’s synthetic surface that will guarantee the winner a spot in next year’s Kentucky Derby.
The move is a departure from the usual Triple Crown nominating process. The entrants to the Kentucky Derby have traditionally been selected on graded stakes earnings. The winner of the Kentucky Derby Challenge will get an automatic spot in the Kentucky Derby field if the owner agrees to pay the entry fee and shipping costs.
The only foreign-based horse to win the Kentucky Derby was Canonero II in 1971, and overseas challengers have been few and far between in recent years.
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008 1:54 pm By bob bertz
another asinine idea.