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I know technically a Grade 1 is a Grade 1 and so on, but Grade 1 races for 2yos and even early year 3yos are not legitimate Grade 1 races.
They were stronger years ago when horses ran more often and got seasoned sooner, but these days a lot of them are more like strong NW1 and NW2 ALW races. The races slowly get stronger over time as some of the horses develop and the better ones separate themselves by winning more and tougher races. Eventually a few of them mature themselves into legitimate Grade 1 horses.
Knicks Go has always been a very fast horse. Last year he drew into a few races loaded with speed that made things tough on him. IMO, he was better than he looks on paper. He's probably a new and improved horse under Cox (ahem), but he's not a Grade 1 winner no matter what they call it.
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Last edited by classhandicapper; 11-04-2020 at 10:38 AM.
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