This year's 3 year olds based in CA

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Isn't it more than reasonable to assume that there are some very talented horses in California who's abilities are being completely daunted by synthetic surfaces ( like I Want Revenge was )?

Why do people care where good horses are supposedly from ( Pioneer of the Nile is as much an East Coast horse as I Want Revenge was a West Coast horse )? This is a mythical, and non-existant, rivalry. A good horse is a good horse.....wherever it races.

I would also say there are average dirt horses moving up out west, and good dirt horses who move down out west. I would also say its visa versa as well going east.

There also is a 10/1 horse population difference, its pretty hard to comparisons when its like two different divisions, kinda like big school and small school sports, you might get some nice kids from the small schools but the sheer numbers will also give the bigger schools the comparative advantage.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

I would also say there are average dirt horses moving up out west, and good dirt horses who move down out west. I would also say its visa versa as well going east.

There also is a 10/1 horse population difference, its pretty hard to comparisons when its like two different divisions, kinda like big school and small school sports, you might get some nice kids from the small schools but the sheer numbers will also give the bigger schools the comparative advantage.

Yup. That's the main reason the whole argument is ridiculous. Of course there are more good horses in other parts of the country.....there are more horses.