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Old 11-24-2014, 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Danzig View Post
maybe part of it is how breeders define 'the best' these days...which isn't a stellar career, but a string of three or four races won followed by a quick retirement before a horse sullies his name by losing once in a while. it hasn't been a 'better the breed' effort for decades now-it's a bettering the bottom line goal.
Maybe, but I really don't think horses are slowing, particularly at the rate Beyer has them slowing. Horses used to approach 130, now a 110 is a champion.
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