NEW BC races will NOT be G1!!!???

[POINTGIVEN1985]

http://www.drf.com/news/article/84130.html

[robfla]

i guess these races are going to get overnight stake quality horsies now that there is no graded status. bad decision to begin with to add these races and dilute the quality

[philcski]

Whatever, as long as they're good races to bet I'm interested.
And for a million buckaroos apiece, there will be some quality horses in there...

[robfla]

Originally Posted by philcski

And for a million buckaroos apiece, there will be some quality horses in there...

yeah, but for breeder's, graded status is very important

[JJP]

I never look at the graded designations because the committee does such a lousy job. I'm sure the class oriented handicappers gave Dominican no chance last week because he was an ungraded stakes winner. Meanwhile, Acey Deucy and Sutra are Gr. 1 winners.

[Travis Stone]

Certainly an interesting decision. I agree with it to be honest. But I'm a bit discouraged hearing again how important purse is for a graded race. Purse shouldn't matter, right? If the quality is there, who cares about the purse. If the Derby was still $500k, would we see any less of a field? Hardly.

[Alan07]

Opinion: BC and the Graded Stakes Commitee are going to get in a war

[Linny]

Originally Posted by JJP

I never look at the graded designations because the committee does such a lousy job. I'm sure the class oriented handicappers gave Dominican no chance last week because he was an ungraded stakes winner. Meanwhile, Acey Deucy and Sutra are Gr. 1 winners.

Dominican is now a G1 winner as well.