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Old 11-16-2007, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by King Glorious
I wish they cared more about the racing side of things. I wish all owners were in it more for racing than anything else. As I said, I'm disappointed that things are the way they are and long for the days when it was nearly automatic that a top 3yo would be brought back to race as a 4yo and even beyond. I think that the sport was so much better then, even 10 years ago. .
Germany still breeds to race, rather than the other way around. A large number of the classic winners in Aus/Nz were geldings in the past, so they have the habit of racing them on, viz Lonhro, Octagonal, and Elvstroem.
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