Re: Sis City.... TG v Sheets (356 Views)
Posted by:
bloodline bob (IP Logged)
Date: May 04, 2005 04:16PM
JB-
I have read the archive presentations - several times. I find it fascinating and insightful especially since this has occurred to almost no one - how Mike Watchmaker could have the job that he does and never have read your stuff is mind boggling.
However its still possible you are wrong. Its hard to buy that Pro Prado would make Secretariat look like a high priced claimer. Ok logically the breed should get faster to a point although eventually it must level off. Horses will not be running a mile in 10 seconds some day no matter how good our training methods. Its a question of degree.
It seems to me if you want to test and quantify the theory it would be easy - just examine the track records of grass racing where there is no cushion issue. I did a litle research on that today by looking up the records for Epsom Derby winners over the last 100 years. The record is Dante (2:26 4/5) in 1945. In the last 25 years the fastest is Lammtarra (2:32 3/5) in 1995. They aren't getting any faster over there, at least not at a mile and a half (which could be the issue - we're breeding for speed).
My other question is why would they all get so much faster in the last 3 years?
BB