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Originally Posted by Kasept
Yeah... I was starting to write a much fuller response but I'm not going to. The only race that fits the discussion is the Cotillion which could have contributed meaningfully to the Beldame. But scheduling issues are a topic for the Graded Stake Committee and Racing Secretaries Meetings to hash out. Again... everyone should read Crist's piece on this subject.
The collection of nice horses at HAW tomorrow are meaningless to Grade 1 field conversation. The Carey runners are horses that can't go in the Gr. I Shadwell Mile at KEE, and the HAW Gold Cup horses aren't good enough for the JCGC.
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Philly is going to make a change to their schedule next year which is going to further crowd the early fall races. The early discussion is for the Pa. Derby to be moved back to something like six weeks out of the BC and the Cotillion to be one week later.
Of course, Philly could do whatever they want when the fact of the matter is that their best day handles about 40% of what Belmont does on a Thursday.
NT