AOC Question

[greedyway]

Originally Posted by Linny

AOC races are (generally) tougher. As mentioned, a horse with 10 stakes wins could (in theory) be entered in a NW3x/Opt100, IF he were in for the tag. In NY and KY most opt.cl races draw some tough old birds who have long since "won out" of the allowance restriction.

Does anyone have advice on how to consider a horse's fit for an AOC race?

For testing a horse's fit in a given race, I use (among other things) Quirin pars. If a horse is entered into a Alw n1x/OC 80k race, should I look for that horse to have showed the n1x par (105) or the 80 Claim par (108)?

Likewise, is the winner of an Alw n1x/OC 80 considered superior to the winner of an n1x? Does the quality of the field in an AOC race depend on how many entries qualified on the condition and how many were in at the tag?

Thanks