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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
Just to clarify some confusion....
Not one horse in the Allowance before the Jim Dandy was going to run in the Jim Dandy ( which PJ knew ) and as a consequence we now have two new starters, and contenders, for the Travers.
If this was a mistake on his part he should continue screwing things up.
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Well therein lies a major problem, the condition book came out 2-3 weeks before this race went off. 7 horses ran in the Henry Walton, all of whose trainers told him they would not run in the Jim Dandy under ANY circumstances? So he went ahead and wrote a "stakes" race for 3YO's at the same distance on the same day?
There is a lot of competition for horseflesh to fill good races, we all agree with that. A 3YO wanting to go in an age restricted stakes race at a mile and an eighth could choose the Jim Dandy for $500k, the WV Derby for $750k, and the Haskell for $1,000,000 all within that week, not to mention, for those that were still N1X eligible an $80k allowance against 3YO's. Why would anyone in their right mind write a condition that gives the trainers an out? You don't want to go in the Dandy? Fine, run against older in an N2X or ship out to Chester, WV. Save the barn space for someone who actually wants to run.
Oh wait, I forgot- Pyro is such a monster they were all avoiding him
