Thursday morning’s dispute over training on wet grass – the BC Turf Tiff – set up a clash of continents.
The Euros thought they should be allowed to train on the Churchill grass course. The American track administrators said otherwise after rain fell about 9:30 Thursday morning. The first skirmish in this epic clash came on the Churchill backstretch, where some European trainers tried to force their way onto the course and were blocked by a security official, a member of the track crew, and Churchill outriders. The Battle of the Potomac had nothing on this drama.