California vs. Kentucky racing - one comparison

[Neil]

I thought this comparison between Santa Anita 3yo alw/stk 8.5/9.0f dirt/fast compared to same conditions at Keeneland was interesting. And if the competition is so weak in California, then why do Ky Derby winners keep coming from there?!

Win records SA 003 races Paceline mode 5
Date R# D/S Par Horse Qp RS Ev Lv VEL CLA (K) HTR PScan_r $Pay MLr
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¦ 17Mar 07 8.5D 107 Win 5 P 3 3 1 1 1 1 0.0 1 03 1 8.5f
¦ 17Mar 02 8.5D 103 Win 6 *E 1 4 1 2 1 1 -0.6 2 03 1
¦ 21Jan 07 8.5D 105 Win 6 P 3 3 1 2 1 1 -0.2 2 03 1 _
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¦ 09Feb 07 9.0D 105 Win 5 P 3 2 4 6 3 3 -0.8 3 04 1

Win records KEE 005 races Paceline mode 5
Date R# D/S Par Horse Qp RS Ev Lv VEL CLA (K) HTR PScan_r $Pay MLr
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¦ 21Apr 09 8.5D 108 Win 5 P 1 6 3 6 7 6 -1.5 4 35 4 (8.5f)
¦ 14Apr 02 8.5D 104 Win 6 P 8 3 4 1 2 2 -1.3 4 04 2
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¦ 14Apr 09 9.0D 111 Win 6 P 1 6 6 3 2 4 -1.6 2 10 5 (9.0f)


Neil