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Old 02-17-2012, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell View Post
Correct. For some reason over the last 20 years it has become taboo to run two year olds "early" and allowance runners arent supposed to run less than every 5 weeks.
NY has ceded the 2yo division to Kentucky. They run 2yo's 3 or 4 times a week in spring at Keeneland and Churchill. In the fall they run babies with overflow fields daily and feature 2 days of all 2yo cards.

As for the allowance horses, they've all gone to ground. The sheets guys have convinced everyone that they'll just drop dead if they race on less than 45 days rest.
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