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Originally Posted by cj
I mean the last two winners account for four Breeders' Cup wins. Of course horses like this hold the fields down, that is racing today. Nobody is lining up to face many time G1 winners in a G2. This is a ridiculous downgrade.
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I agree it's a bad downgrade.
I think it's a problem with their systematic ratings.
The fields have not been large, the purse used to be 350k and is now 250k, and there wasn't much depth to the quality of the last two editions. They aren't just looking at the winner.
My own systematic ratings for the last 3 were very slightly below the Grade 2 PAR, but not enough for a downgrade. My rating is looking at the quality of the top 4 finishers.
