Tb speed

[jasperson]

Has the tb reach his ultimate speed potential? With all the performance enhancing drug that we now have available the speed of the tb in 6f is maxed out at about 1:08 and has been for at least fifty years. We have not improved the breed much in this time frame by drugs,breeding and training. What is your opinion on this
Jack

[Cangamble]

Has the tb reach his ultimate speed potential? With all the performance enhancing drug that we now have available the speed of the tb in 6f is maxed out at about 1:08 and has been for at least fifty years. We have not improved the breed much in this time frame by drugs,breeding and training. What is your opinion on this
Jack
Interesting observation. Probably the only difference is that more horses are able to achieve 1:10 or greater than 30-45 years ago.

[Big Bill]

jasperson,

Record for 6f is 106.3 and you can check out all world records here:

http://www.thoroughbredchampions.com/library/worldrec.htm

Big Bill

[jasperson]

TE=Big Bill]jasperson,

Record for 6f is 106.3 and you can check out all world records here:

http://www.thoroughbredchampions.com/library/worldrec.htm

Big Bill[/QUOTE]
But turf pardise was always so fast the you couldn't walk on it you had to run:)