Why win and your in sucks...

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Isn't the worst part of WAYI that horses that win on polytrack, which is nothing like dirt, get into dirt races? You'd never see a horse win a dirt race be automatically in the Turf Mile, so why is this way considered OK? Of course I realize it is because they want people to believe it is dirt.

I just dont think there should be"qualifiers" unless they are part of a well thought out series of races instead of just these seemingly random events. And while I dont necessarily agree with your polytrack/dirt take (when its held at a Polytrack couldnt the opposite argument be made?) I think there is an issue when a mile turf race like the First Lady is a qualifier for a 1 3/8th race like the FM BC turf. If there was one WAYI event for each BC race on the same surface, at the same distance I think the idea may be a little more plausible. However with all the tracks clammoring for these races, which are now given an overstated sense of importance, we may wind up with as much as 1/2 the fields mad eup of WAYI horses which most certainly will lead to more deserving horses being left out. Or worse we could wind up with a series of Breeders Cup qualifier days that will really degrade a lot of historically important stakes that wont be included.