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Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch
AE's are not a foreign concept to the other 364 days, but 20 horse fields are. I just don't believe that the last one in takes away a spot from a deserving horse because the 20th one in isn't all that deserving.
As for lightly raced late bloomers. Everyone knows the rules and has the same opportunity to chase inflated 2yo purses. I'm not against modifying the rules to weight the graded earnings for 3yo dirt routes, but I'm not clamoring to call one deserving when he runs 3rd in one G1 race. Win one and you are in.
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Deserving? It isnt about deserving, it is about getting the best horses in the gate. if three Fillies cross enter and scratch and we get a Kempton horse every year you are down to 16 deserving horses. The idea that not many good horses are left out is too simplistic for me especially as Slot tracks add more high dollar races. How long till Philly adds a big money race? I'd rather see the gate full.