also, i disagree that horses today are better. meds and science have improved, but not necessarily the breed.
back in 'the day' horses ran heats, half an hour apart. best out of three won. of course man o war didn't run like that, but he did run 21 times in a two year period, with horses taking much of winter off. the top horses today might hit double digits in their career. but 20-some starts? not anymore.
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