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Originally Posted by DaTruth
As long as the NYRA tracks and SoCal tracks can't keep things straight, why should the lesser tracks like FG seek permission from the racing world before making improvements to their stakes schedule.
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Cause this isn't an improvement. This is declaring outright war on Oaklawn when those two tracks should be doing everything they can to compete with NY and California. A $750k Grade 2 eight weeks from the Kentucky Derby is a gold mine. It rules March and will attract the best horses. A $750k Grade 2 five weeks from the Kentucky Derby is just another Derby prep.
And let's not forget that the World Cup moves to synthetics next year so all the top dirt horses won't be a guarantee to go over there. That means between the Donn and the Met Mile there is a huge gap for races like the New Orleans Handicap and Oaklawn Handicap to gain G1 status. By having the two races compete with each other instead of feed into each other it assures that neither will get there anytime soon.