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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
Average starts per season here - by year.
1960 - 11.31
1965 - 10.88
1970 - 10.22
1975 - 10.23
1980 - 9.21
1985 - 8.28
1990 - 7.94
1991 - 7.98
1992 - 8.03
1993 - 7.86
1994 - 7.84
1995 - 7.73
1996 - 7.59
1997 - 7.54
1998 - 7.29
1999 - 7.19
2000 - 7.10
2001 - 6.97
2002 - 6.80
2003 - 6.62
2004 - 6.57
2005 - 6.45
2006 - 6.37
2007 - 6.31
2008 - 6.20
2009 - 6.23
2010 - 6.11
Can 2011 finally be the year that it dips under 6?
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Trainers are going to say the breed has changed and horses cant take the training anymore.
Owners have become trained that horses can only run once a month
From 1960 to 1975 the drop was about 10%
From 1975 to 1990 the drop was closer to 25%
From 1990 to 2005 the drop was close to 20%
If the trend continues by 2020 starts per year will be around 5
What happened to the breed between 1975 and 1990?
You think conditional claimers are to be blamed for some short fall. I think trainers now have so many options they do wait for the best opportunity. Trainers dont really earn much more then a modest wage with day rate fees so I would think they are motivated like most to find a spot that a horse should earn the most money in.