"Do We Need a Sturdier Racehorse?"

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"Do We Need a Sturdier Racehorse?"

View Poll Results: What factors have negatively impacted racehorse careers most?
Weakening of the breed overall	36	40.91%
Training methods	31	35.23%
Lasix and similar medication reliance	21	23.86%
Owner economics	22	25.00%
Trainer statistic/client awareness	18	20.45%
Under-racing/training of 2yo's	14	15.91%
Over-racing/training of 2yo's	7	7.95%
Track surfaces/Ambient backstretch conditions	1	1.14%
Campaign decisions based on 'bounce' theory	18	20.45%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 88. You may not vote on this poll

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12-05-2010, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

This doesn't make sense at all to me.

The more breeding you do - the better your population should get over time.

Not really, which is why Chuck used the word "average." In order to produce more foals, stock that was once considered unworthy of being bred was introduced. Once those inferior influences made their way in, the breed as a whole was weakened.

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