Originally Posted by eurobounce

I dont have a problem with the horses, I have a problem with the lack of better horses in the field. Let see here: Bernardini, AP Arrow, Point Determined, Brother Derek all decided to skip this race for whatever the reason.

Lets compare fields and lets see which would be better.

Field A
Bernardini
Ap Arrow
Point Determined
Brother Derek
Bluegrass Cat
Deputy Glitters
Strong Contendar
Flashy Bull

Field B
Flashy Bull
Awfully Smart
Strong Contender
Little Cliff
Praying for Cash
Victory Lake
Deputy Glitters
Electrify Eddie
Bluegrass Cat

At what point in time did it become popular to skip a $1mm Grade I race?? If you have a $1mm Grade I race and you dont have a Grade I winner then their is something wrong.