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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi
Wasn't winter racing in the '50s somewhat sparse? If most horses back then got the winter off, the racing season was really around 9 months, so an 11 start average meant horses were running more frequently than once a month.
Also, wasn't the foal crop size dramatically different back then, with less horses being foaled? There were less available horses to fill races, yet there were still more horses per race on average than now. I don't have the figures, but I suppose this comparison would be offset quite a bit if there are more races being run nowadays then there were back then.
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Northern winter racing was but most of the outfits went south where there was racing and California was still year round. But facts are facts, the average field in 1950 is roughly the same size as it is today. I guess my point is that compaing 1950 horses to 2008 horses is apples to oranges because of the vast differences in the sport today versus then.