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Originally Posted by gales0678
they still can , but the $ involved in the breedding games discourages this
back then i assume purse $ was more important for some of these owners
there s/b no reason why trainers can't get today's horses to run as much as horses from the past you are right
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True, but due to the economic climate, breeding is going to take a hit too. At some point, breeding to get a great 3 year old, which by most accounts is still not a fully developed (or peaked) horse, in order to then retire the three year old and repeat, seems a little ridiculous. If they actually raced longer into the horse's age, not necessarily more frequent, more speed and endurance potential might become evident.
OK, I'm letting my bias creep in as I don't like the early retirement mania in racing these days, but you get the point.