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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi
By my count, I had 22 different horses that were competitive in Grade 1 races before and/or after the Prioress. That's an average of around 2 per running, which isn't too shabby nowadays. With an average of 8 starters per running, that's better than 25% of the field.
A little higher than 7% at any rate.
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First off, the information you posted isn't very complete. A horse can clunk up for 2nd beaten 8 lengths and never be a factor in a race. And if a horse had run 15 other times besides the Prioress, and one time they were Grade 2 placed, does that legitimize the horse running in a Grade 1? Of course not.
I'd be curious to see the Beyers of the winners.....especially from 2003 to 2006. I doubt any of them approached 100. They'd probably be lucky to hit 95.
Bottom line: if those fields of horses in those years had been running at Oaklawn, Emerald Downs or Hawthorne, the race would be a Grade 3.