Re: Matron & Atto Mile (547 Views)
Posted by:
Barry Irwin (IP Logged)
Date: September 21, 2005 08:58AM
Class: you are correct in your position on speed figures. Anybody who tries to build a stable of racehorses selected strictly on numbers always winds up on the short end of the stick. Numbers are great and an important tool, but there are other elements more important.
Miff: Leroy's nuts are bigger than your head. The reproductive vet from Texas who ultra-sounded them said they are among the largest he's ever seen. You sound like a guy who has heard a lot about steroids, but not actually eye-balled many horse testes close up.
Hey, I am not going to be put in a position of defending Bobby Frankel, so don't put me there, thank you very much.
This is one special horse, anyway you look at it.
And on a final note, steroids do not do nearly as much for equines as they do for people. Horses are already born athletic, they don't require much physical help, as do humans.
The way trainers cheat with horses is to make them less tired, so they can carry their speed longer.