Smugglers Run ran a 9 at FPX in a Mcl 32k. He was coming off around a 4 month layoff and Cerin is 8% with 90+. His last # before the layoff was around 18.

Than being said, it was a terrible group of 16K claimers, that, I think came up a bit light in the early speed dept. Most horses were running in the 10-12 range.

Fixing an "epiglottal entrapment" can be huge. Essentially (based on the nature of the problem) you have exercise induced oxygen starvation that obviously will impact a horses performance. It is an interesting thought that this should be reported. In my mind, it can create a bigger impact on performance then gelding a horse.

An excellent book was written in 1989 called "Specification for Speed in the Racehorse--The Airflow Factors" written by a vet--W. Robert Cook. It is quite interesting, but a bit technical. It has chapters dealing with the relationship between airflow and racing, and impacts of airflow problems on speed.



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