Yes. In closing, I will quote James Quinn, from one of the first truly sophisticated handicapping books, from about 25 years ago, THE HANDICAPPER’S CONDITION BOOK. So much in that book opened my eyes, and remains with me to this day, MORE than 25 years ago, I think. One thing in particular: “Grade One races are only won by Grade One horses.” So , the implication of Quinn’s was “don’t go jumping on flimsy bandwagons following flashy looking on paper but underqualified nags that you want to think have a chance at long odds”, etc.
The only exception to this occurs when you have foreign horses, always hard to gauge, mixed in with our own. That’s how Arcangues won the BC race, I suppose, and paid , what $200??
“Grade One races are only won by Grade One horses.” A very useful thing to keep in mind. Read that book on a flight from John Wayne airport to Balto. back in ‘89. Still have it around here somewhere.