Terrible Terrible Test

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

By August of a crop's 3YO year ... a G1 race should attract G1 winners ... and G2 winners ...

... not the pathetic lineup of yesterday's race.

When Gamely won the Test Stakes in 1967 ... she ran the last 3f in :36.2.

That was a race horse!

That's what I'm talking about.

[randallscott35]

Mrls............

[Danzig]

the test is another victim of owners of the 'best' being incredibly selective of where and how often to run. you can't make gr 1 winners enter. all the best up there are waiting for the alabama. also, a 7f event right now probably doesn't enter into anyone's plans of a good race to build foundation for the 9f distaff in a couple months. not when the best are already running further right now, a 7f would be a step in the wrong direction, wouldnt it?

Originally Posted by Danzig188

the test is another victim of owners of the 'best' being incredibly selective of where and how often to run. you can't make gr 1 winners enter. all the best up there are waiting for the alabama. also, a 7f event right now probably doesn't enter into anyone's plans of a good race to build foundation for the 9f distaff in a couple months. not when the best are already running further right now, a 7f would be a step in the wrong direction, wouldnt it?

The Test was always a 7f race for 3YO fillies run before the Alabama ...

... and it always drew overflow fields of the best fillies ... in fact ... it was almost always split into two divisions ...

... and the fields usually included all the top fillies prepping for the Alabama ... almost always including that year's 3YO filly champion.

It's simple ... the game just isn't what it used to be ... very, very few horses today who can be called professional athletes.