The Breeders Cup Classic changed horse racing where now it became a true majors system. This goes to the next step — a championship series. Six races from May to September where the same horses race, and one horse at the end will win the Championship Series. Points matter. Now you’ll have the same horses battling over the six races where by the time November rolls along for the Classic, those six races will effectively create drama. Will the points champion be the Classic winner and win it all?
They won’t create because nobody is going to care. Nobody cares about the Breeders Cup. The general public cares about the Kentucky Derby, and only cares about the Preakness if the winner of the Derby is in it, and only cares about the Belmont if there can be a Triple Crown winner. By functionally killing the Preakness they’ve killed the Triple Crown.