Wicked style back at CD on wed.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

On the surface, that's correct. But what if a horse was vastly overmatched in his previous race and it wasn't a correct indication of his class? For example, Rick's Natural Star. Remember him? Just because he ran in the BC Turf didn't mean that he was of that level and so if he had come back in a claimer next out, would he have been taking a class drop or would it have been a case of going back to where he belongs?

I get what you're saying, you don't earn bonus points for getting blasted in a higher class race, but that's a pretty extreme example, KG. Wicked Style was the 3rd or 4th choice in the BC Juvy off a G1 win, not some ridiculous joke of an entry.