Re: Another View of Modern Racing From Bobby Trussell (488 Views)
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bloodline bob (IP Logged)
Date: October 05, 2007 12:48PM
1- Do you have data on other tracks?
2- I still think the grass times should be looked at more closely. It's a little dismissive to just say that grass is getting slower too. Certainly the new carpets at Hollywood and Gulfstream are faster surfaces than traditional grass courses.I know Epsom Derby times haven't improved much from the 1940's.
3- How do you figure drugs are a major part of what makes horses run faster? Legal drugs (Lasix, Bute, Banamine, Clenbuterol, Robaxin, etc) are not stimulants and shouldn't make horses run faster. So are you saying that all the horses are hopped on illegal drugs? If so I'm not with you. Perhaps you are referring to steroids?
BB