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Originally Posted by burnsy
There's several things going on here. I don't think its been formful strictly because of the pace although it plays a role. There have been a couple "melt downs" its just that when it happened horses like Orb have been highly touted and played. The other thing is there has not been enough years yet to really tell. The sample is small.
The trends of racing have changed. Horses are being lightly raced. Some promising colts wait until they are 3 before they race. The reason these Derby winners don't become household names is that by August they have been passed by improving "late Season" horses like Arrogate or West Coast. Others don't even learn the game with this schedule and develop later in their careers. Gunrunner was twice the horse he was at 3 by the time he was done. The late start, slower development and early retirements does not help the "House Hold " name value. The new way sort hurts the star power. They really should race a healthy horse at least until they go through being 4 years old. Find out what you got.........before you retire. The incentive has to be changed.
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While I like the new points system, pretty much for the same reasons that CJ already pointed out, I think you are right on the money as far as trends.
