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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
Anyone have good insights into how to evaluate 2yo European form relative to US form in turf stakes races?
I don't seem to have much trouble evaluating 3yos and older, but for some reason the 2yo turf racing in England, France etc.. seems weaker than the US racing even though it's the other way around for older horse. The scale I use doesn't seem to hold up with 2yos. More evidence of that is how well Wesley Ward does when he ships his 2yos over there.
We may just crank up our 2yos harder, they may debut some of their better horse later than 2, they may have later developing pedigrees, or it could be something else. I don't know. All I know is I have a tough time evaluating them relative to US horses. It's a good thing they rarely come and even rarer I bet one, but I'd still like to be able to evaluate them better.
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I would assume it is because even as distances move to two turns, speed is at a premium with 2yos and local horses have the advantage in that regard.
