If I had a large Plantation Stud Farm, I swear I would go back to breeding stamina mares to stamina sires and would win maybe the next 10 consecutive Derby's.

All of this speed Breeding came home to roost this year, Finally.

Smarty was the rare exception to the rule last year and while Funny Cide is game and fun to root for, he developed early and has not much since his Derby win. It is beginning to take effect.

The short sighted mentallity of Breeding speed to speed so the horse comes out running in April of his two year old training sale breeze is ruining the bred.

That is back-to-back Triple Crown Races where the winner received a 100 Beyer. Crawling come home fractions are more common. Look at all the preps. The time has come to move the Derby distance to 1 mile and 1/8 and the Belmont to 1 mile and 1/4.