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Originally Posted by King Glorious
Depends on whether you think it's easier to win. I think the 100m is a harder race to win than the 1500m when I'm watching track and field. Do you agree that more horses can handle 9f than 10f? Nowdays, you might only get a horse or two that can effectively handle the 10f. Don't you think that a race that has 6-7 horses that are capable of handling the distance effectively would make that race tougher to win than one where you only have 1-2? I really think it would make it even harder. Plus, adding a couple more weeks between each race and bringing back the TC bonus would encourage more trainers to run back their good horses in all three races. Perhaps if there were two more weeks between the Derby and Preakness, a bigger purse and the bonus system in place, Birdstone runs in the Preakness and then doesn't have the freshness advantage over a worn-down Smarty Jones.
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the thing that stands out to me is that the argument, in general, is that horses can't finish the race. you said one or two are there at the end, dala said they 'stagger' home. so it seems that the main bone of contention is that the race is too long.
i personally see no compelling reason to change it. spread them out, change the distance-and quit calling themm the classics while you're at it. they would mean no more than any other race at that point.