Bounce theory

[Danzig]

i'm pretty sure after a few days working out, the person who got to 30 could get back to 30 again-or higher. you know, just like a horse doesn't go right back to the track the day after a big effort to try to repeat it? i've seen horses run back a week after a win and win again. it doesn't happen often since most trainers are too chicken to try with their big horses, but trainers who know when their horses are at their peak do it successfully. bobby frankel immediately comes to mind, with a turf filly a few years back.

there's a theory that horses can't keep improving-that sooner or later they will either fail to duplicate a big effort or perhaps tail off. not quite the same as a bounce theory, which thinks a horse will fall back after one big effort. some horses have one big race and never duplicate it, whereas others have many-that's not the same thing at all.