No Dan unfortunately we we will still have to agree to disagree.
I personally am not an advocate for 2yr old racing. If I had a good one who could, great, but personally I am of the thinking to give them time and start them at 3.
Therefore in relation to beginning at a CO level, I figure I have my 2 x 3yo class races and then as I recall (certainly been a while since I nominated), my horse becomes a CO class pacer (please correct me if I am wrong?). Yes I understand I could still race in 3yr old class where the conditions were open to a 3yr old with multiple wins, higher class race etc.
If once in this CO-C1 level type grade and my horse is struggling to win, win with ease and relatively consistently, I have to question as to whether I have a potential metro class horse.
I don't give a shit for what the horse does at home and can spin off times etc, etc, it's what it does at the races that counts and therefore, again, if my horse is what I consider struggling to perform at the CO-C1 type level, he/she ain't going to be a metro horse. I've seen plenty of trackwork champions.
Now that's not to say it won't get to an M0 level, it may just take another 3years of punching around to do so. I'm not being naive as you put it, but if I have paid for a horse (let's say a $10,000 yearling), broken in and training fees for a full 3 years, I'm at about $30,000 approx. (I'm being kind on costs), yet I've probably only banked with my 2 3yr old wins, a CO and C1 win, what, say $15,000 (at best) Heaven forbid if you pay up for the further 3yrs on the hope of winning it's M0!
That's called losing a lot of money. Yes horses cost money and I get all the passion/hobby advocates, I've done it previously, but if you lost consistently like that, your not being naive, your plain stupid.
Hence my point why I'm not interested in the CO class racing and potential adjustements etc to grading, as if my horse is good enough, I am of the opinion that it will win money up in it's grades. Again if I feel this horse isn't going to be at the level I want to race at, then I'll move it on, no problems. I'm not obligated to keep punching it around with the masses to make up fields, that's called good money over bad. If people want to advocate C0 racing and consistently punch around rubbish, be my guest but it's not for me is all I'm saying.