(I'm leaning more towards Maddy & Tom on this one, sorry Peter!) At some racecourses I have attended the pre-parade ring doesn't get used much. I assume there are rules & regulations that state when a trainer's horse can bypass the pre-parade (and the main parade? i.e. go down to post early). Is there any data collected on the number of horses entering the pre-parade & main parade rings at each course? Are numbers, entering the parade rings, lower at certain racecourses and are horses from particular yards more likely to be saddled up in the racecourse stables, not enter the pre-parade ring and make a late entry into the main parade ring? Personally not being able to see horses in the pre-parade ring, and only briefly in the main parade ring, deters me from attending some racecourses, along with lack of decent weather (rainy conditions are not ideal for watching horses pre-race) which you can't do anything about! But there again I've been following horse racing for a long time so my views might be antiquated/ no longer in tune with the modern racegoer.
@@Pmrace1960 I have glanced, it's just knowing whose going to stand their ground and whose going to be taken out at this stage? The St James looks good at this stage and the Prince Of Wales is basically a rematch between Auguste Rodin and White Birch now that Passenger has been took out.
Couldnt care less if the international set come...you have zero idea on how form stacks up and what the prices should be and what constitutes value....on the international stage we may well be 2nd or 3rd division but as long as the racing is competitive and the odds reflect that why is it such a problem if the latest japanese yank or aussie superstar is there
Japan is not the best in the world, in either horses or prize money. The US prize money from claiming races to G1s is 2nd to none. On dirt, there is no match for the US. Japan's top dirt horses come from, ultimately, American sires, also. On turf, yes, Japan has overtaken Europe & Australia.
The quality of European turf horses is still the best in the world despite the inferior prize money. The US have a lot more money and people to input into racing, for me i dont see how running pretty much the same races/horse over 4f-7f on dirt is that exciting. Racing is far more interesting with different surfaces/distances in Europe. Add in jump racing and its a much better spectacle than anything the US can offer.
