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Old 03-30-2008, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by smuthg
I've attended the last 3 Breeders' Cups in person and I think at least 3 horses to my count have broken down on the track (GW, Fleet Indian and the Phipps filly in the Distaff) [and I think they actually lost one at Belmont in 05], yet I've watched the last couple Dubai World Cup day series of races and don't think I've even noticed a horse being pulled up... Is this a product of the lack of drugs, better surface, luck or some product of all three...
It might also be possible that this isn't a large enough sample to come to any sort of meaningful conclusion whatsoever.
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