Can this be right?

[BillW]

Actually, I believe some (many?, most?) quarter horses have thoroughbred blood in their breeding. Of course the reverse isn't true due to the strict breeding rules with thoroughbreds (no AI, no crossbreed etc.)

[witchdoctor]

When I was first learning to handicap at Bandera Downs, QH and TB raced each other all the time at 870 and 1000 yards. What was interesting was the DRF at that time would not put those races in the TB past performances. I remember hitting a TB whose past perfromances said he was coming off a 18 month layoff but I knew he had hit th board several times against the QHs.

Originally Posted by witchdoctor

When I was first learning to handicap at Bandera Downs, QH and TB raced each other all the time at 870 and 1000 yards. What was interesting was the DRF at that time would not put those races in the TB past performances. I remember hitting a TB whose past perfromances said he was coming off a 18 month layoff but I knew he had hit th board several times against the QHs.

OMG Mr. Witch...

You visited Bandera Downs????????? So did I.
Retama Park is where I witnessed most of these races. And I think the QH were at a disadvantage in the races I kept track of.