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Grade 1 handicaps in the US
Over the last
Over the last
02 Jun 10 16:50
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What's with these? Why are Grade 1 races handicaps and not even weights? Is it just reflective of the prize money?
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ante
Report ante • June 2, 2010 5:00 PM BST
I don't think it has anything to do with prize money, probably more to do with tradition.

BTW, Melbourne Cup is a G1 race and is a handicap as well.
markeypd
Report markeypd • June 2, 2010 10:54 PM BST
They ARE Handicaps, but they don't really weight them properly....weights have a very narrow range, and max out at about 8 st 12 usually.  They are truly just GROUP races, with slightly different rules.
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