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Originally Posted by jpops757
I think 1 trait a good race horse has to have is the ability to run a sub 1:11 6f. How fast they run the rest of the race is what makes quality. Most of the great ones have a 21 and change 2f. Closers just run there best at the end. After all is said and done the realy top ones are the ones regardless of the Times they will not let another horse get there first.
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Hmmm...I dont know about that. I think a true test of a great horse is the cruising speed. We are stupid when it comes to breeding. We breed for speed but want the horse to win at the classic distance of 1 1/4. Now how much sense does that make?