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Originally Posted by Fager Fan
Who says that?.
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Me.
I'm a novice, but hear me out. Looking at a chart today, I saw an expensive horse that had run 8 times. From Mdswt at gulfstream to an 8K N2L at a feeder track. Top to bottom in 8 lifetime races.
So he's not long for racing. Then, I wondered how many hit-n-run racing careers are like this? Its likely a big number.
"most don't"
I
have heard that said in general from time to time. And the Jockey club stats on foals show 65% make it to a race. yes? Maybe not, I just googled it. You'd know better.
My math is wrong?
I'm spit balling the topic and my words. My point is that because I cannot control how horses are treated , I'm trying to compartmentalize my thoughts and feelings around it.
Because among the many thoughts that I have is .. Eating horse meat, or otherwise extracting value from an animal? Many Indians are horrified that we eat Cows.
Its a big world, and if horse meat feeds people, so what? Maybe its good? Even as a delicacy.
Our American culture places a higher value on domesticated animals.
