The best race you have witnessed

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

Seems to me you get much better queality finishes over in the states, especially of your big races. Over here we usually get one horse so much better than the rest. For good finishes, we are better off watching a maiden claimer.

Unfortunately, with the increasing narrowing of top horses into a relatively few barns, Grade I races with deep fields and close finishes are becoming rare here in the states as well.

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

Unfortunately, with the increasing narrowing of top horses into a relatively few barns, Grade I races with deep fields and close finishes are becoming rare here in the states as well.

I guess you are just a little way behind with that process then. It's a shame because i thought America would manage to keep away from that problem. From what i have seen, your owners are far more stubborn to sell to bigger owners than they are over here.

Although i don't know much about all the good horses in the States, i love watching the good graded races you have, they seem to be much more competitive than many of our races, especially this year. We have such a weak 3yo crop it's pathetic.

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

I guess you are just a little way behind with that process then. It's a shame because i thought America would manage to keep away from that problem. From what i have seen, your owners are far more stubborn to sell to bigger owners than they are over here.

It's not so much that the smaller owners are less willing to sell, but that so many of the high-profile owners are utilizing many of the same trainers. For eaxmple, an outfit like Todd Pletcher's has hundreds of well-bred, well-connected horses. He manages the stable in such a way that his top horses rarely run against one another, save for a race like the Kentucky Derby (where he had five entries for different owners) and the Breeders' Cup. I'm not saying he is wrong for doing so, but the end result is that most Grade I stakes races in the US have small fields with a prohibitive favorite.