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Originally Posted by NTamm1215
That might be the case, but if there was ever a race that deserved a Grade I it is definitely this one. It has been a much better race than the Blue Grass over the last ten years, yet still hasn't been upgraded. I figured the Smarty Jones-Afleet Alex-Lawyer Ron succession would be enough to get a "bump" but it hasn't happened. Only legitimate knock on the race is that it often has one solid horse with a lackluster field behind it, but I find it hard to believe that year in, year out it is inferior to the Blue Grass or Wood Memorial. The Lane's End at Turfway is a Grade II for crying out loud.
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I agree with you that the Arkansas should be on the same level as the Wood, Bluegrass, and Santa Anita Derby but if they made me tzar of racing (which should happen any day now) my solution would be to downgrade those other races to G2 status (along with a bunch of others) rather than to upgrade the Arkansas Derby.