The Mother Goose Stakes

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

You would think that there would be a lot of owners that think like you are but it seems they are brainwashed. Funny how everybody in the breeding business talks about Graded Stakes placings and yet grade 1 races on both coasts are routinely 5 (or worse) horse fields.

I rarely think that the Europeans do much better than us but the way they design the stakes schedule of races is far superior to our haphazard, everytrack for themselves way.

Why wouldn't it be in Todd's best interests to run as many as possible?