LA Derby will lengthen, richen, compete with FL Derby

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Yup, and we'll see who shows up next year with horses split between the Lane's End, Louisiana Derby, Florida Derby, Wood Memorial, Santa Anita Derby, Blue Grass Stakes, and Arkansas Derby. And god forbid the Sunland Derby gets G3 status next year and draws some horses looking for graded earnings. This is a bad move.

I doubt many serious Derby prospects will continue to run in the Lane's End or Blue Grass because of Polytrack. Trainers out west may remain stubborn, but look for more of them to head east for a traditional dirt prep instead of the Santa Anita Derby.

The Wood Memorial is the race most likely to be affected because it will be a week after the Louisiana Derby. The Arkansas Derby will be two weeks after the La Derby, so a horse could conceivably make both races.