On the eve of one of the most anticipated days by fans in Del Mar, with the celebration of the Pacific Classic the day after tomorrow, Saturday, the picture looks a bit gray with the programs diminished in races and with very limited groups as far as runners are concerned.
For the seven races of the show today, three of them do not go beyond the six riders, a circumstance that is not very pleasant for the tourists because the payments are not so abundant, however the other chapters go with a full car, which It increases the possibility that a small investment will be transformed into a cart of money.
Impossible to think that the equestrian in one of the strongest states in North America is going through this crisis, a situation that reminds us of our beloved Racecourse of the Americas in the 90’s stage when it was more complicated to put together a racing program, than the Annual calendar of any sport. At least in the Sotelo oval it was known what the underlying problem was: horses, simply horses. There was not enough steeds to schedule five days of racing, well at that time or three.
In California it is not the same situation indicated above, there are other reasons that are not known by public opinion. The equine production is endless, which makes us think that the extra track situations are what are causing this shock.
As you will remember, the bad omen began in March at the Santa Anita racecourse, when the alarm lights were lit due to the continuous injuries both in training and in official tests.
Protocols? I do not think so, the measures implemented for so many years cannot motivate an alert like the one that caused almost a month of inactivity and as a consequence many owners and coaches decided to pack their bags and try their luck in other scenarios.
Cancellations, suspensions, vetoes, the three horsemen of the apocalypse have given themselves a tremendous feast so far this year.
But the show must continue and you have to prepare to witness the best race so far on the calendar in California. The Pacific Classic could be the water part that needs the South of the United States. There will be ten contestants, from there it is news, just remember that Santa Anita Handicap and Santa Anita Derby did not reach more than 6 runners.