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Laura Ferguson
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Mixer Stakes - Quarter Horse Proposal

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Last, but not least, are the QHs. Some age groups are in good shape - others need work.

Sprint - currently there are 12 G1s, 2G2s and 4 G3s, for 12% graded stakes. If all of my proposed changes are accepted, this would increase to 19%. As you will see, the graded stakes are heavily weighted towards the 2yos, with little to nothing for older horses

2yos - currently 6 G1s (two W7W, two W13W, two W16W), four G2s (two W6S and two W7W) and two G3s (W8W). This actually is pretty good graded stakes wise, but I'd suggest moving the W7W G2s to W11W, because that Week 6S to W8W is a cluster, and adding one pair of G3s

Add:
W14W G3 220 yds, 2yo C&G Fire Up the Jets Stakes
W14W G3 220 yds, 2yo F White Jet Stakes

3yos - currently two G1s (W7W) and two G3s(W9W). Gets really light after the 2yo division.

Add:
W4S G3 220 yds, 3yo C&G Meramac Stakes
W4S G3 220 yds, 3yo F Blazing Bootstraps Stakes
W12W G2 350 yds, 3yo C&G Kissanangel Stakes
W12W G2 350 yds, 3yo F Cosmic Hallelujah Stakes

3yo & up - two G1s (W16W). After that, nothing.

Add:
W9W G3 300 yds, 3yo & up C&G Ec All the Time Stakes
W9W G3 300 yds, 3yo & up F&M Screaming Heart Stakes
W12W G3 350 yds, 3yo & up C&G Saf Temting Dude Stakes
W12W G3 350 yds, 3yo & up F&M Greece Stakes
W14W G2 300 yds, 3yo & up C&G Sparksfly Wildside Stakes
W14W G2 300 yds, 3yo & up F&M Whatarunner Stakes

4yo & up - nothing.

Add:
W3W G3 300 yds, 4yo & up C&G Heza Dasha Luck Stakes
W3W G3 300 yds, 4yo & up F&M Oh for a Muse Stakes
W6W G2 220 yds, 4yo & up C&G Stealin Cash Stakes
W6W G2 220 yds, 4yo & up F&M Don't You Wish Stakes
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Re: Mixer Stakes - Quarter Horse Proposal

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Mid- currently there are 15 G1s, 2G2s and 7 G3s, for 11% graded stakes. If all of my proposed changes are accepted, this would increase to 17%.

2yos - currently six G1s (W3W, W7W, W11W, W13W and two W16W), and three G3s (two W8W and one W11W). Overall in good shape. Not much opportunity for those wanting more than 400, so I've suggested one to account for that:

Add:
W11W G3 400 yds, 2yo F Honey Factor Stakes (to match the G3 for colts that week)
W13S G3 550 yds, 2yo C&G Cowboys Don't Cry Stakes
W13S G3 500 yds, 2yo F She Can Do It All Stakes

3yos - currently 3G1s. Adding a few other opportunities:

Add:
W5S G3 550 yds, 3yo C Bootlegger Stakes
W5S G3 550 yds, 3yo F Beena Stakes
W13S G2 400 yds, 3yo C Jeaux Stakes
W13S G2 400 yds, 3yo F Buljoos Stakes
W16S G3 440 yds, 3yo C Flash Gold Bars Stakes
W16S G3 440 yds, 3yo F American Gold Stakes

3yos & up -currently four G1s (two W14W, two W16W), two G2s (W12W), and four G3s (two W10W and two W11W). Adding some for nontraditional distances

Add:
W8S G3 650 yds, 3yo & up C&G Janos Stakes
W8S G3 650 yds, 3yo & up F&M Ghost Mine Stakes
W15W G3 550 yds, 3yo & up C&G Bombs Over Bagdad Stakes
W15W G3 550 yds, 3yo & up F&M Kiss Goodnight Stakes

4yos & up - currently two G1s (W4W), then nothing.

Add:
W2W G3 550 yds, 4yo & up C&G Makers Fire Stakes
W2W G3 550 yds, 4yo & up F&M Bourbon Heritage Stakes
W6S G2 440 yds, 4yo & up C&G El Dorado Stakes
W6S G2 440 yds, 4yo & up F&M Maneater Stakes
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Route - currently there are 10 G1s, 2G2s and 2 G3s, for 10.5% graded stakes. If all of my proposed changes are accepted, this would increase to 19%.

2yos - currently four G1s (two G9W and two W16W)

Add:
W11S G3 870 yds 2yo C& G Exfiltrate Stakes
W11S G3 870 yds 2yo F Gotsta Go Away Stakes
W14W G2 870 yds 2yo C&G Death Valley Stakes
W14W G2 870 yds 2yo F Bright Moon Dust Stakes

3yos - currently none

Add:
W3W G3 870 yds 3yo C&G Deroyal Prince Stakes
W3W G3 870 yds 3yo F What a Royal Stakes
W6W G3 870 yds 3yo C&G Golden Scene Stakes
W6W G3 870 yds 3yo F Ova the Attitude Stakes
W9W G2 870 yds 3yo C&G Poppa Wolf Stakes
W9W G2 870 yds 3yo F B C Basic B Stakes

3yos & up - currently four G1s (two W14W, two W16W), two G2s (W9W) and two G3s (W13W and W14W).

Suggest moving Marathon Dancer S-G3 from W14W to W13W to pair up with the other G3.

4yo & up - currently two G1s W6S. There are also two G2s at a player owned track W6S

Add:
W4W G3 870 yds 4yo & up C&G Royal Rumble Stakes
W4W G3 870 yds 4yo & up F&M Tartar Sauce Stakes
W11W G2 870 yds 4yo & up C&G Casual Night Stakes
W11W G2 870 yds 4yo & up F&M Parades Stakes
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Would like to see 2yo sprinter graded stakes week 2, 3, or 4, as opposed to the week 14; and a grade 1 for 4+.
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Andrew Davidson wrote: 2 years ago Would like to see 2yo sprinter graded stakes week 2, 3, or 4, as opposed to the week 14; and a grade 1 for 4+.
For the G1, I suggest Oprah gifs, per the Paint proposal thread :) My powers of suggestion are limited to G2s and G3s. I'll tweak my proposal so that the Steward can decide whether the 2yo sprint graded stakes should be Week 4 or Week 14. I can see reasons for each.
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No issues for me, thanks for the time and effort to do all this work!
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Looks good here. Glad sprinters might possibly get some help. It’s been a struggle getting some of these guys to 350k in 4-5 seasons
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Thanks for doing this Laura! I almost retired my Grade 1 winning 2 year old filly after looking at the schedule for 3 year olds.
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