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Originally Posted by Redboard
Too many statebreds.
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THere are but these races fill. Same as in New York, although I'd put the NY breeding program decidedly above Illinois. But for a number of years, that wasn't the case. Many of the state bred horses seem to race for a number of years and many of those types become fan favorites.
If you go back 20 years it definitely wasn't the case at Arlington. But with the gradual descent of Chicago racing, a number of top barns have gone elsewhere, and with them went many of the good non-Illinois breds.
