Re: little hints (517 Views)
Date: November 17, 2004 11:03AM
Chuckles,
>Jerry's right, the "real fast recently" phenomena goes back to about 2001. Horses were on a gradual improve until that time and then Wazzap!!!!!!!!! Presto Chango. Anyone got any idead why?<
If that is correct it obviously can't be selective breeding. I also doubt it is new training methods or nutrition because I haven't heard of any recent miracles. The best guess is illegal drugs, steroids, etc... I have several issues with that though.
The best Europeans still come here and kick our butt on turf. Sometimes they even run well on dirt with turf horses in the BC. They are supposedly much cleaner over there.
>By the way, CH, run the figures again from 1962-1978 and then 1979-Present. (Which is closer to Jerry's contention re: modern composition)<
Similar. A few fifths.