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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
Since when does the number of times a horse runs have anything to do with their ability to run a given distance? I think asking your horse to do something that it is not really made to do doesnt make a lot of sense.
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Her number of times running has nothing to do with her ability to get a given distance. You were basing your assessment strictly on her sire. I know her sire was fragile and his offspring have been known to be fragile. She doesn't appear to be fragile due to her continual running the last 7 months. I have read about Secretariat...his sire was alleged to not produce distance running offspring at one time either. I don't know how big a thing that was at that time, but I know people were talking about it. I honestly don't know if Eight Belles can finish in the money or will run up the track...but horses have been known once in awhile to outrun their "pedigree"...(Smarty Jones.) I'm not sure how many horses in today's breeding escapades are really made to go 10f any more than Eight Belles is. I think the majority of the horses in the Derby are being asked to do something they're not really made to do.