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Originally Posted by paisjpq
that was kind-of my point...there is no current basis or demand for a 2 YO turf championship here in the US and threfore those prep races are pretty unlikely to draw any top European truf runners...what we would get are the 3rd tier euros that can't win across the pond..and bumping these listed stakes up to graded status in order to maximize the prestige of the 2YO truf BC just seems silly to me...
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Very few europeans prep in the US for any race but your point is well taken. As I stated before, what will be the criteria in determining the american runners since there will be very few points to be earned being no graded stakes as preps. I guess there will be some second raters who may have placed in a dirt stake that take a shot.
I think that there is some process by which the races must adhere to in order to get a grading and most of the races are a long ways off.
I personally dont mind the race but there are some issues that need to be clarified.