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Originally Posted by Kasept
Scav..
Actually, Jerry's not off the mark here... There's been plenty of discussion on that topic.. California and Florida are awkward because Euros have their winter coats in and racing in warm temps isn't fair to them, and the configurations are inconsistant at some of the "other" guest tracks...
A BEL-CD-'Guest Track' rotation is probably the way to go...
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I will agree that Gulfstream has a pretty miserable win % for European horses. But what makes u say that California is unfair? Consider these numbers:
European horses have won seven of 36 races at Churchill (19.4%). They've won seven of 30 at Belmont (23.3%). They've won five of 22 at Santa Anita (22.7%). If u add in Aqueduct and Hollywood, here are the numbers:
Churchill-7/36 (19.4%)
California-8/43 (18.6%)
NY-8/37 (21.6%)
I don't see that as unfair at all. A couple of noses or heads here and there and the percentages could shift pretty easily. I've heard the argument for years about how the Europeans are at a disadvantage when the races are in the warm weather sites but I have seen too many big races from them, especially in California, to believe it's true. I think that to take the BC away from one of the top two racing centers in the country would be ridiculous.
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