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Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann
Most good horses (should) run in lesser prep races to get ready for the bigger races ahead. Like running in the San Felipe before you run in the Santa Anita Derby. Just because a couple of good horses use it for prepping in one particular year doesn't make the race a major event. Is it really on a par with the Beverley D. or the Diana?
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If this is the way you feel, you really shouldn't be arguing for the Arkansas Derby to be grade one. It's a prep for a bigger one isn't it? Just as you run in the San Felipe before you run in the SA Derby, you run in the Arkansas Derby before you run in the Kentucky Derby. Is the Arkansas Derby really on a par with the Kentucky Derby or the Travers?
Sorry Brian. Soon as I entered this, I saw your post. Great minds.............
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