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Originally Posted by dalakhani
I agree with what you say. A blue blooded grade 1 winner is a blue blooded grade 1 winner. The only race that really makes a HUGE difference is the KYD anyway.
However, if the pedigree on each respective horse were identical, I would agree that the horse winning the east coast races would get more attention and a higher fee.
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This is very true. Many West Coasters feel the industry looks down their noses at their stakes races and feel there is a major bias. Trust me I am a frequent poster on the Del Mar site and there is a huge East Coast inferiority complex out there.
There may be a bias but it is based on the fact that the East Coast Stakes races are much, much older, many well over a hundred years and are the foundation of the sport today.
Also it has a lot to do with the fact that on the East Coast you will see many different horses from different circuits ship to each other races. For example you will see the Ky based horses and the NY based horse and mid Atlantic based horse all ship to each others major races. Therefore racing against stronger and different competition. In So Cal you pretty much have the same horses, outside an occasional shipper from the East, competing with each other.
It's just my opinion of why East Coast Stakes races are weighed more heavily.