Dwyer Stakes

Originally Posted by boldruler

Doc Cheney and Strong Contender are both good horses, a $150K race is probably what they should be winning. They aren't great but are good enough for this caliber. I don't think the Dwyer is anything more now than a glorified allowance race. Latent Heat, Ministers Bid, Racketeer, and Flashy Bull all should have gone here instead of an allowance race. Atleast this race is graded.

Good point about Latent Heat, Ministers Bid, Racketeer and Flashy Bull. $150k race just doesnt mean much anymore. But that Graded Status is important. I think they should have purse buckets for Graded Races.

Grade I should be no less than $700k in purse
Grade II should be between 400K and $699k
Grade III should be between $100k and $399k

Originally Posted by eurobounce

Good point about Latent Heat, Ministers Bid, Racketeer and Flashy Bull. $150k race just doesnt mean much anymore. But that Graded Status is important. I think they should have purse buckets for Graded Races.

Grade I should be no less than $700k in purse
Grade II should be between 400K and $699k
Grade III should be between $100k and $399k

That works in the classic division but not in divisions like the sprint or even fillies and mares.