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Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann
Yet the G1s and G2s are liberally scattered in these locales, while the 'boonies" are lucky to get a G2. Traditional centers like South Florida, So Cal, Maryland and NY have been mismanaged or has stagnated. Kentucky is being devalued by purse competition from the cheapies and an antediluvian legislature.
State governments, who rake in taxes from racing without having to invest in it or contribute to its health, have to take some of the blame. The California legislature's knee-jerk reaction to the problem of break-downs is but one example of legislators meddling in things they don't understand.
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I could never understand why the FG Oaks and Explosive Bid/Muniz Hcp (especially when it was worth $700) were never assigned Grade 1 status. If you throw out 2006 because of the meet lost to Katrina, four of the last five KY Oaks winners ran in the FG Oaks. I know the GSC uses a formula to assign grades, but that has to count for something. 12 horses ran in the 2007 and 2008 FG Oaks, and that included six Grade 1 winners Mistical Plan, Octave, Dawn After Dawn, Appealing Zophie, Proud Spell, and Indian Blessing, and one Grade 2 winner, Dawn After Dawn.