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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord
There are things in horse racing that are broke. The graded earnings system never was one of them.
It's a case of trying to fix what wasn't broke.
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It was broke to the extent it overvalued 2YO earnings compared to 3YO earnings. However, that was repairable by simply discounting 2YO earnings by some factor.
I do like the way it has added some value to the "classic" prep races. And, of course, there is nothing stopping a filly from being entered in one of those. Isn't that the route Winning Colors took (via the SA Derby, winning easily)? And Serena's Song (Jim Beam/Spiral--when it was more valued on dirt)?