Not raced at two results

[brockguy]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Again, not to get into a lot of vet research but there are studies concerning the effects of 2yo racing on such things as lung capacity, bone density, muscle development...again, Brock...are you here? I know you cited some of these studies. Remember that if a horse raced at two, he/she also trained up to said race, so he/she had a lot more serious work (on average) than a horse who wasn't readied for racing until three.

I'll see if I can dig them out but youre correct, most of the studies Ive read advocate racing quite alot at 2 to get the benefits that you have mentioned!