Beyer on Maryland Racing

[Scurlogue Champ]

Originally Posted by phystech

The losers would be the MD breeders, since there would no longer be a need for MD-breds, and the average MD owner/trainer. A short but sweet Pimlico meet would mostly attract better horses from all over - and while that's great for the fans, most of us longtime MD owners would be shoved aside because most of our stock couldn't compete during the high end meet.

I understand that it would be bad for the longtime MD owners personally, but how would the presence of a much higher quality product hurt racing overall?