Here in NSW, between February 23rd and May 31st...exclusive of all Futurity, Sales and Classic events....there are a paltry 11 opportunities for bread & butter 2yo fillies...and that's most of them...to drop in and race against their own sex.
By way of a direct comparison, and again exclusive of all Futurity, Sales & Classic events.......there are no fewer than 72 races carded where the fillies would have to face the colts & geldings. It's absolutely criminal. The owners of 2yo fillies just get hung out to dry year after year after year.