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Maybe we should ask a few Hall of Fame trainers in the world why they tend to put their best horses away for a few months instead of running straight through the winter and then into the spring so they can earn more money.
Maybe we should ask them why they don't ask tracks to schedule more large purse races for their 2yos and early 3yos during those months.
I'm going to guess they will say experience has taught them that the best way to get a peak in May is off a freshening and "x" preps. When they take a different path, it's usually because the horse is not as good as the best in the crop or is a later developer and they want to get more experience into it. They can try to adjust later if necessary to keep the horse fresh.
Trainers aren't perfect, but I'll trust their judgement.
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