I realize that most US grass sprinters are that by default. They liked grass but not routes, they liked sprinting but had sore feet. Etc. Etc.
With stallions like Elusive Quality and the like standing in the US, some breeders are unwitting breeding grass sprinters for a market that bareley exists.
If the tracks card quality grass sprints, those that specialize in it will gravitate to it. Right now, the difference between a grass sprint $20k claimer and a grass sprint G3 is very narrow. It's part of the process of the "birth" of the division. As more horses enter the fray the division gets deeper and stronger top to bottom.
At this point I don't think that the US T sprinters can compete on the world stage but they could. Many of the best T sprinters worldwide are US bred or very close to US bred. My post above was intended to respond to the person who feels that grass sprints are by definition "bad racing." The point was that much of the world doesn't think so.
Last edited by Linny : 12-05-2006 at 12:38 PM.
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