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Originally Posted by Betsy
Any idea how many lengths he was beaten? This was also his first go on synthetics....Thanks!
Splash Point is a 3 year old, but it still just seems so odd that Southern Hemisphere 3 year olds (our 4 year olds) are allowed to compete in this race.
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Because they are still actually 3yos. SH foaling season is the spring, Sept to Nov. The AJC Derby (Australia's Derby) won't even be run for another month and a half. The Cape Derby in South Africa was run a month ago, as was the NZ Derby. These horses are like August 3yos in the US. And the NH 3yos get a weight concession for being 6 months younger, so it's not like it isn't a level playing field.