Graded Stakes a joke
 

last 6 graded 1 or 2 stakes at belmont

first flight 5 horses tom fool 6 horses dwyer 5 horses mother goose 4 horses suburban 6 [really 5 and a half] new york 6 horses hollywood not better g1 vanity 4 horses g2 bev hills 5 horses the g1 triple bend had a gaint monster feild of seven. whats going on here ?

And hates when that happens.

There were only 5 in the UN at Monmouth on Saturday.

So it is not limited to NYRA Dirt Tracks.

all the good ones retire bcause they run them too hard too fast and too early.

plus, none of the horsemen want the money, they have enough

The Prioress has been arguably the weakest Grade 1 in North America the past 4 years and had one runner who warranted being in a Grade 1 this year. And they still don't downgrade this should-be Grade 3.

Bobby Frankel

Welcome to racing 2007 style

I agree, I don't know how that race is still a Grade I.

I strongly disagree! Most of those grade 1's that Lava Man ran in were some of the weakest I've ever seen.If any races need to be downgraded,it should be some of those.

At least those horses could run triple digit Beyers. In the past four years, Dream Rush may be the only filly to have entered the Prioress with a triple digit Beyer on her resume. There is NO need for a Grade 1 sprint for 3YO fillies/mares because if a 3YO filly is any good, they are routing.

BTW, the Test was lousy last year. An Illinois bred who was off the board in the Illy bred stake in her last was a neck away from stealing that race last year.

Is there a worse Grade 1 winner than Acey Deucey?

The Breeders Cup has ruined the sport. There's simply not enough quality horses running year round. They're always fukin' training, though. Heaven forbid they're entered in a race because it's risky. Horse could spontaneously combust.

In a game that involves such high levels of risk, there sure are alot of pussies owning and training horses.

So Xtra Heat was no good??

I think that's really erroneous. There are plenty of great filly and mare sprinters. I think the Prioress just sucks, and it didn't help that it was the same weekend as the Princess Rooney this year, either.

yawn, here you go again

you mean like the pacific classic race of 05' that sucked so bad. it only had surf cat and borrego, yes the borrego that walked in the Jockey Club Gold Cup in New York.

Isnt the problem with the Prioress is its too close to the classic filly races so the ones that should be cut back to sprints are still routing, and that the Test seems to be the race where trainers concede they are not routers?

Princess Rooney's for older f&m's, Prioress for straight 3's (still sucks, however)

If you look at some of the competition in some of those races it wasn't all that tough and most people on this board will agree with me.

You're right, my mistake. In that case, it's pretty stupid to have a G-I sprint for three-year-old fillies in July when the Test is less than a month away..

I agree with both points.