Question about 2yr old racing

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Originally Posted by wac

1) why dont more tracks set up allowance races for 2yr olds? it just seems odd to me that the horse wins msw then goes into a grade 1-2 race against a bunch of other horses in the same boat. just seems to me like it make more sense to bring the horse along slowly but hey im not a trainer.
2) if a 2 yr old runs a low beyer in his/her 1st start are they basically a non factor moving forward? Reason i ask is there is a horse named Medal Count that ran yesterday at Kee in the stakes for 2 yr olds that was taken off T and i saw his 1st race thought it was pretty good but it came back only a 50 then yesterday he finishes 5th in a race that he basically ran around getting blocked and running up on horses most of the way then when it came time to go really wasnt anything there. so long/short should i forget about this horse or give him another chance? if so, how many more chances do these horses get?

They dont fill when carded.

[robfla]

2) if a 2 yr old runs a low beyer in his/her 1st start are they basically a non factor moving forward?

most decent 2 y.o's will/ should improve significantly in their second start - beyer wise

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by robfla

most decent 2 y.o's will/ should improve significantly in their second start - beyer wise

Doesn't that depend on how well they ran first time?

[robfla]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Doesn't that depend on how well they ran first time?

Of course. Just like anything in horse racing, there are no steadfast rules. I've seen 2 y.o's freak their first start only to regress their second start. But "generally" speaking, if a horse is a decent 2y.o., he/she should turn in a better performance figure wise with a race under his belt, and maturation of the horse. Other factors may include trainer stats, etc.

[letswastemoney]

They paid over 300k for Medal Count. He probably has more ability than that 50 Beyer had people believe.

[wac]

so Letswastemoney, do you think that i should keep up with the horse or are you saying that 50 beyer says that he had the people that bought him fooled? I know he is by dynaformer so i dont know how precosious(sp) those are but like i said was jsut wondering.

[letswastemoney]

Originally Posted by wac

so Letswastemoney, do you think that i should keep up with the horse or are you saying that 50 beyer says that he had the people that bought him fooled? I know he is by dynaformer so i dont know how precosious(sp) those are but like i said was jsut wondering.

I think he's worth keeping an eye on. I don't pay much attention to speed figures earned in the first start as others have said, and with Dynaformer as the sire he might even be better on turf.