Re: The Triple Crown needs Restructuring (981 Views)
Posted by:
Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: May 20, 2006 07:11PM
Silver Charm Wrote:
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> I put this suggested change up the week before
> last and it was ignored. Its going up again. The
> schedule of the Triple Crown races needs to be
> changed, and changed soon.
>
> Today's events were not good and will continue if
> 3YO horses are asked to race on schedules they are
> no longer built for. No one can predict a
> breakdown but soreness, imflamation can cause an
> athlete to compromise his action. With humans it
> usually ends up somewhere in the back.
>
> Horses who are asked to compete on the schedule
> the Triple Crown requires are lucky if they make
> it to Labor Day. For Barbaro sun-up might be a
> stretch.
>
> How many more is it going to take.........
>
>
When a horse is bred for pure speed with a pedigree full of breakdown lineage trying to protect the breed or the game by shortening the races and spacing the events will only inure to continuing to breed short distance, infirm horses. Barbaro had a very disconcerting hunk of Carson City broodmare sire and that may have done him in.
Besides, I want to have the knowledge which horses can stand up to short spacing better than others. I don't want that playing field equaled by spacing them so every race is a first back.
Lets not get all worked up because an underlayed 1-2 got worked up and broke down. Matz is still a hero and a darn good trainer. The industry will note to bring its weak bred animals to him.
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