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Originally Posted by richard burch
what if 2 other tracks decided to band together and offer an option to the 2 races after the derby? since there is no "commisioner" or country wide governing body, why not take advantage of people who are disapproving of the current traditional format and the possibility that we may never see another triple crown winner.
something like this....
3 weeks after the derby another track (say monmouth park) offers a 1 mile and 3/16 ths race for 2 million dollars for 3 year old colts and geldings and fillys.
and then another track (say delaware park) has another race at 1 mile and a half for 2.5 million dollars with the same conditions.
if that were to happen, would it screw up everything?
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There is a governing body that decides whether or not a stakes race will be graded and what the grading will be. And when it comes to breeding, graded stakes wins and placings are what is important. If a track decided to have a race to compete with the Preakness and Belmont, it is unlikely that those races would be given graded stakes accreditation. Without graded stakes accreditation, the best horses are not going to run.
I would say that the scenario you asked about is extremely unlikely to happen.