New Graded Races
 

California will have 4 new Grade I races in 2007. I guess the theory that some races will have a down grade in status is out of the window. Anyway, the four are: Goodwood, Ladys Secret, Norfolk, Del Mar Futurity. The only other grade race to get a bump up in status is the Darley Alcibiades. So f races gets an upgrade and all 5 will be run on a synthetic surface in 2007 (I believe this is correct).

Two races were down graded. They are the Clark and Matron.

New York will have 38 Grade I races, Cali will have 37 and KY will have 21.

There is more information on other graded races in the below link. The article can be read on bloodhorse.com

http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=36600

The Matron is such a historically important race... sad to see it downgraded.

I was a bit surprised by both to be honest. I don't think either one of them should have been downgraded. The Clark is the highlight of the Churchill Fall meet and like you said, The Matron has had a historical impact.

No offense intended as I really am just curious- what is the deal with you and your suggestive avatars? Am I entirely wrong about this place, it's actually an internet dating site?

HA HA...I thought you were talking about my avatar. I was thinking...what is so suggestive about the greatest singer in the world--NEIL DIAMOND.

I'd never say anything like that about the man who brought us Cracklin Rosie...

When are we getting the Ghostzapper Handicap? Mineshaft got a graded stake less than two years after he retired..

"Sweet Caroline"

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You figured it out... I set the site up as an elaborate scheme to get blackthroatwind married...

good ones are hard to find...and harder to keep..lol just like a top claimer...lol

A brilliant however misquided scheme. His stud fee is just way too high for the regular internet poster.

Well, in that case, I guess that leaves him available to pin hookers...

Euro in your haste to try and prove a point, you ain't real bright.
Its been suggested that a few of these grade ones on the Poly will be donwgraded should they have weaker fields in the future.
Since none of the races you just mentioned have ever been run on poly, how exactly does that send anything out the window.
Thats pretty stupid.

Sometimes you can take a cheap claimer, put the blinkers on and move em up.
A lot of trainers like to do some work on the glutial area as well after they claim one.:D

Trying to figure out how the Clark which has been the final gr 1 of the year for 3 and up hdcp horses and had full fields with top horses drops a grade but the goodwood which is often a 5 horse warm up for the Classic is promoted. Still mystified how they dont use any common sense or planning in making these decisions, just some delusional formula by which Giacomo running in a race raises it in stature. Maybe the 2 year olds in CA were underrepresented without Gr 1's but the Ladys Secret is not a better or more important race than the Cash call Mile which is a gr 2. I know it is different divisions but still hard to digest.

That picture is suggestive? :rolleyes: The picture before this one was of me doing something with my fingers while drunk. If you consider that "suggestive" then dont read any of the threads about "breeding" and "Studs"... you might make a mess...

call me old fashioned, i think it's a tad suggestive. or maybe even more than a tad.

Jeans and a top going out of a sliding glass door? You boys need to get out more.

No doubt. I love it. You have to understand we're dealing with horse racing fanatics Balleto. It is what it is. Keep up the good work and the nice pictures. I love your myspace site, whew :cool:

Wanna meet Matt Leinart? I can make it happen.

Don't get it twisted, the boys aren't the ones complaining, A..