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Originally Posted by Konk
Calling it a Gr2 is being very generous.
Not single Gr2 winner in it. Or even a Gr3.
Best it had to offer was a 125K stake winner.
The winner was a first level allowance winner.
It should not even be graded at this rate.
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Except that's not how the grading of stakes works. Stakes are evaluated by the American Graded Stakes Committee on a 'rolling average' basis of field quality. Read about it here: https://toba.org/graded-stakes/ (See Grading Session Worksheet tab)
And here's the last nine Mother Goose winners to get a feel for what the race produces..
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