What would you change?

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Do you honestly believe that the horses today, and more importantly the campaigns that they are given are enough to capture the imagination and bring glory to the sport? How many times have you read BTW and Phalaris speak about horses of the past (and fairly recently) and wonder why we don't see it anymore? You can't say the economics of business brings horses to the shed faster and then say that it's not hurting the sport at the same time.

Hey, I readily admitted in my original post that i'd like to see horses stay around longer on the track, but unless you give breeders a valid monetary incentive to keep them on track that can compete with the incentives off the track, you cant possibly blame most breeders for making a smart business decision.

Hell, anyone on here who says they wouldnt take the money has either never raced/bred a horse or is romaticizing the sport way too much.

Why not also take into account the fact that a horse can run 4 times a year and still be given championship honors??? Isnt that effecting the "imagination" and "glory" of the sport???

If you really want to put a "limit" or "statue" on something, I think a minimum amount of starts a year before you can become elligible for certain awards/honors should be implemented.