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Originally Posted by JDank34

who ever said The Preakness was a nothing race? My point was that there are MANY more G 1 races that are more desirable from a breeding standpoint. And while I am no Giacomo fan, your arguement about value is odd becaue they are very different in terms of pedigree, conformation, etc...

the horse who wins a grade one has to also be commercially viable, has to have the draw.
that's why i brought up giacomo. altho he won the top gr 1 for three year old colts, there was no hype about him from breeders, no phones ringing off the hook for him, because the interest wasn't there.
afleet alex was the opposite, precocious at two, winner of two of three classics at three. demand was high, just like it was for smarty, but not as much for birdstone.
then you have empire maker, who won the belmont-started at 100k.

it's a combination of the race(s) won and commercial appeal. if you have one without the other, good luck getting a big syndication deal.

as for the travers, hard to say that it means more--the top horses haven't been making it there lately. ten most wanted is already gone to new york, didn't do well enough to stay in kentucky.