Jimbo--

1-- the cushion is now 4 inches on some days, according to Litfin. I'll be interested in seeing what Miff finds out about this-- Litfin also says they recently added even more sand.

2-- I didn't say it was all genetics. I don't think it is.

3-- There have been occasional huge figures thrown before by horses who never got back to them, like the Baffert 3yo who ran the huge 7f figure a few years ago in March(?).

Also remember that because of the difference in generational length, the one year difference between one crop and another is roughly the same as 3 years in human terms-- almost as much as one Olympics to the next. If you look back at the "Racehorses getting faster" piece you will also see that thoroughbreds haven't improved as much as humans or standardbreds.

But yes, the last couple of years have been something else. And Sightseek was every bit as good for fillies as the other two were for their divisions.



TGJB