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Originally Posted by Duvalier
Thanks Chuck. With all the time missed for training so far at Pha...approximately how long would it take a horse to get back it's fitness and be ready to run again? What would be a reasonable target for a horse's next race...assuming they close this week and start back up next week.
I figure if the track is opened next week...live racing will most likely take place. How many horses based at Philly would actually be ready to race?
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We have trained everyday since last Wednesday and did this morning as well so we haven't missed too much training, yet. Obviously each horse has different requirements depending on age, soundness, current fitness, etc. It is really hard to say exactly how much fitness you will lose or how long it will take to get back to an optimum level. Since 90% of the horses running at Philly are stabled there pretty much everyone is in the same boat. In fact some of the older lower level horses will probably benefit from not training so much.