Borel off Bird for Rachel in Preakness

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Originally Posted by Sightseek

Ok, so explain to me how horses used to be able to run huge races with only a week or in some cases a few days in between?

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