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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
Now, the 2YO turf race.....I'm sorry, what exactly is the US program that leads up to this race? Some turf maiden races seems to be about it. So this is great, we now have a BC race that caters to US horses that are too slow to run on dirt and Euros. OK, fine, I will personally enjoy this race and maybe the Euros do sort of deserve a race of their own, but don't try and fool me that this was a race that demanded to be run. I like the $250K filly version of this race they are already running and see no reason they shouldn't have run the same purse for the boys. Labeling it a " BC " race does not make any of the contestants better or more important horses.
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I think we will see this lead to increased focus on 2yo turf racing. More stakes will crop up prior to the BC and the few that do exist will move up to graded status as they become important preps for the Juvenile Turf. It will encourage more trainers to try their 2yos on the turf and give a name to the American turf horses that otherwise go unnoticed until June or July of their 3yo season. And of course getting some top Euros to come over will be fun. The first couple years will be rocky but I think in a couple years there will be a very different attitude towards 2yo turf racing (especially if a BC Juvenile Turf winner wins the Derby before a BC Juvenile winner).