Superfecta takes a step back from the Breeders' Cup brouhaha and comes up with some superb suggestions for improvements. I agree with her that a panel of fans, reflecting the racing audience's true diversity, could help avoid uproars like this one. Surely such a group would have told the BC that Ladies' Classic was a misguided, off-putting, unnecessary change.

Over on Brooklyn Backstretch, Teresa points out that "there's a long tradition of poorly-named, sexist race names for female horses" and resolves to continue calling the big Breeders' Cup race for fillies and mares the Distaff.

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