"Spaced" Races And "Fresh" Horses Are Killing The Sport

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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

What are you talking about? Practically every single horse out there does it my way. Pleasantly Perfect, Ghostzapper, Saint Liam, etc.

Practically every horse that wins the BC Classic these days is lightly raced. A lot of the good 2 and 3 year olds never make it to the BC Classic because they are either retired or mishandled. I think that the Triple Crown races are practically criminal in this day and age. I think it's nuts to run a horse in the Derby, then two weeks later in the Preakness, and then 3 weeks later at 1 1/2 miles in the Belmont. It kills most horses. Even an iron horse like smarty Jones couldn't handle it. He came out of it hurt. Afleet Alex came out of it hurt. Funny Cide was never really the same. I don't think War Emblem was ever the same. They need to add an extra week between each Triple Crown race. I think this would make a huge difference.

But the truth of the matter is most of those horses could have come back as 4 year olds if there was not so much money available as stallion prospects. Their success level at 4 would be unknown.
BB wants evidence that he is right and you are wrong but there is no evidence because the game changed. Like it or not, for better or worse, the game changed.