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Originally Posted by Spalding No!
CDI wants that race to produce horses for the Eight Belles on the Oaks undercard, not for the Oaks itself.
Historically, it was used as an Oaks prep but also was run early in the Keeneland before the Ashland at the tail end (Go For Wand won both before winning the Oaks).
Another reason why the points system is a failure. Let CDI directly dictate your horse's campaign why don't you.
On a big picture scale, it's also an example of the negative trend to stratify young horses early on in their careers as sprinters or routers. Fooled Brad Cox into never stretching out Matareya around 2-turns after her 2nd start, even though she was bred to go 10 furlongs.
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In theory CD wants fillies from the Beaumont in the Eight Belles. In reality they've gotten 3 horses out of the last 4 runnings. Not that they have a lot to choose from, including this year the race has averaged just 6 runners over the last 5 times they've ran it.
I realize there is a time constraint/schedule issue but it just seems like the race would be more attractive if Ky Oaks points were involved. Maybe move it back to the weekend of the Stonestreet and give it the same 20/10/6 type point structure. Not that it would have helped Denims and Pearls, but anybody think her connections wouldn't like to have the Oaks as an option now?
