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[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

I am starting to think that only slow horses win the Derby these days, and even slower ones win the St Leger.

What I think is happening is that slower and slower horses are winning the race. Horses bred less and less for the distance each year. I believe this is the reason why some of the top people in British racing have been advocating shortening the distance of the race. With horses that are less and less capable every year, the race is starting to be won by the horse that best is able to get the distance over the rest of the field, not one that is necessarily good at it.