Best 2 year old ever POLL!!!

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

You took that the wrong way.

The Best Pal who ran in 1921 was a pretty damn good horse for 1921. My point is the talent level involved in top class racing today is MARKEDLY better than it was in those days.

Markedly better???? Surely you are joking! Today we have grade one races with 3-4 entries, often times...even in races for older horses....the entire field doesn't have a past G1 winner! if you stay here for any time at all (or on any racing board), you will see threads proclaiming a race..."the worst grade one ever"! Ducking other horses has become an art form...and even BC fields are far from great usually!

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Believe me, you can not compare the talent levels of the top 10 older males in the country today, with the top 10 older males who ran in the 1920's.

Todays top horses are a ton better.

If you think breeding foal crops thirty times less in volume, and breeding solely for endurance and soundness, will make horses better overall---I can't say I agree.

We are getting off-topic here.