Re: Are Racehorses Getting Faster? (567 Views)
Posted by:
tmcdevitt (IP Logged)
Date: April 27, 2006 02:11PM
I do believe the figures are accurate, if only because I reject the idea that modern bloodlines are making horses more infirm and slower. As I said, if that were true then a horse like Dynaformer or Dixiland Band should have become dominant stallions. Breeding an older mare to them instantly takes you back to 1985 and 1980 respectively, and only one step removed from 1969 and 1961.