"The people on the Horse Improvement Committee need to recognize the following: The Gold Series is the major leagues. The Grassroots is the minor leagues. If you have 50 horses in a division, the aim should be to have 20 in each Gold event and 30 in the Grassroots.
The next target should be to have the top horse in the Grassroots division ranked 21st in earnings — not third."
In this month's edition of The View, Trot editor Darryl Kaplan offers his opinions on how the Ontario Sires Stakes Gold and Grassroots program could be tweaked to improve the divisions, thus "producing the most competitive and entertaining product for harness racing’s customers and its horsepeople."
To read and comment on Kaplan's editorial, click on the following link: The View - Small Repairs Required.