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Originally Posted by cakes44
No problem on your expectations.
1. Many horses are much different animals in May than November. Much more so than the difference between March and May anyways. IC's point(though sarcastic) about how poorly the top 4 finishers from the BCJ do in the Derby is spot on.
2. Horses getting enough points in the BCJ to already get into the Derby will promote connections to go with even less preps than they do now IMO.
3. The quality of horses you have to beat in a March prep is much better than a November G1, which also makes them more significant.
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I pretty much ignore IC as I have never seen him post a real bet. Yadda Yadda Yadda but never see him in the selections thread. Where you and I disagree is that I see the current system as encouraging less preps since the real preps don't start until mid Feb. i think they can structure the system where a G1 or G2 win would be nearly automatic but a G3 not. As horse playerI want to see a meaningful prep schedule to look forward to from Breeders cup to Derby.