Re: Briefly (597 Views)
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RVL @ the Spa (IP Logged)
Date: May 08, 2005 07:21PM
The supertesting regime was introduced last year by the American Graded Stakes Committee of TOBA; implementation had been stalled until this weekend.
Here's the way it works: if a racetrack wants to keep graded status for its stakes races, it must perform the supertesting as specified. Therefore, you can look forward to supertesting in the Preakness, Belmont, Breeders Cup, etc. Assuming the test protocol remains in force, of course (its easy to see where some "powerful" forces may not be too pleased with yesterday's result.)
Interesting how it took an auxilliary body, such as the American Graded Stakes Committee, to finally put a policy in place.