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Originally Posted by v j stauffer
All thoroughbred racing was discontinued? And replaced by Arabian racing? What's the ONE thing you hate the most about our game? For me, by a landslide, it's when horses break down. In my 40 years on the track I've never seen an Arab pull up badly.
Once the transition was made almost all things would be very similar.
Breed the best to the best and hope for the best.
Horses would stay sounder longer and therefore stay in training for the fans to enjoy.
The owner would still invest big money if they had purses good enough to run at.
The best trainers would still command the biggest barns.
The best jockeys would still win the most races.
There would still be the Arabian versions of Zenyatta, Justify, Winx, et al
The competition would be just as dramatic. A thrilling nose bobbing whacker to the wire would get the blood pumping just the same.
The people would pump money through the windows just as before.
Only difference is the horses would be running much slower.
Being the best of the best can still be exalted whether they finish in 107 flat or 114.
That's it. I think we could replicate everything else.
What IF?
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Might as well have sloth racing.
I want fast horses, not my little pony.
I love the thoughbred. It’s breeding to bad stallions that creates breakdown.
Breed every mare to monson and Nathaniel you eliminate the problem.
You need speed and durability.
Allan
