b'and other major jurisdictions. taken to burnish Expert Eyes reputation Unlikely, said Breeders Cups Delgado, While about 90 percent of winners inbut that even in the context of falling backnoting that from the first, the goal was to North American Win and Youre In raceson Plan B, such decisions need carefulmake the World Championships event actually run in the World Championships,thought and planning. about the buzz as well as about the racing.the number among foreign winners isI think with races of this caliber,The first event held at Hollywood Park significantly lower. you have to have that in mind for quite awas a celebrity-studded event with sufficient European Challenge participation runslong time. I mean, the trainer, the wholestar power to set it apart and the marketing about 40 percent, mainly due to conflictsschedule, the race schedule. You cant cer- efforts to publicize it as horse racings Super in scheduling, Delgado said. Interna- tainly wake up and think, Ooh, wouldntBowl made it the place to be for the global tional Challenge scheduling has as muchit be nice to go to the Breeders Cup? racing industry, she said, adding that would to do with marketing the brand in thoseGrimthorpe said after the Louisville race. be hard to duplicate overseas.countries along with providing support forAfter missing the Queen Elizabeth (G1)We also rely heavily on a local pop-stallion participation in the internationalat Ascot, the Breeders Cup became evenulation of horses to run not only in the program as it does with recruiting runnersmore paramount for this horse becauseundercard but to participate in the overall to the Championships. its so important having shown so muchcard. That limits where we could actually Still, the prestige of the Breeders Cuppromise as a 2-year-old, which he did,run the Championships to places that does play a role as top owners and trainersGrimthorpe said. He was an exceptionallyhave an appropriate dirt surface as well as plot campaigns for their best stock. exciting prospect. To have that realizeda population of local qualified runners. Teddy Grimthorpe, racing managernow is very, very important. These factors, along with shipping mate-for Prince Khalid Abdullahs JuddmonteFrom time to time, the international- rials, obtaining work visas, and so on, are Farms, noted that Expert Eye was sent toization of the Breeders Cup has promptedobstacles that we would have to devote Churchill Downs to win the 2018 Breed- speculation that the World Championshipsresources to study the feasibility of such an ers Cup Mile after missing Champions since they move regularly among Northundertaking.Day in England due to concerns about theAmerican tracksmight one day alightDelgado succintly added, It is not going at Ascot. He said that decision wassomewhere overseas. under current consideration.US-BrEdrYAn thoMpSonLeft, Expert Eye bested a deep and international field in the Mile. Above, winning jockey Frankie Detorri demonstrates his famous flying dismount.chAd b. hArMon6108_BreedersCup.indd 61 3/21/19 2:51 PM'