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Old 09-20-2006, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
It is because there is little prestige to any of the major California races for breeding purpose. A Grade 1, or grade 2, is not necessarily the same eveywhere. Races like the Met and JCGC carry much more weight than races like the P Classic or even the Hollywood Gold Cup.

Like it or not, the important races are pretty much all in the East.
I would have to disagree, the past winners of both the Pac Classic & Hollywood Gold Cup were given very nice Stud deals:

http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.p...eld=view&id=16

Rock Hard Ten's Stud deal was very solid to and he entered Stud at the same fee as Saint Liam.
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