Quote:
Originally Posted by baconswitchfarm
In the 70's the trotters were much harder to get to the races. People who were considered master horsemen almost always specialized in trotters. Now the breeding has improved to such a high level that most trotters can at least function. Where in the past many could not be rigged to go fast enough to race without breaking.Of course that means all the top dopers have now moved over to the trotting side at a much higher level than when higher horsemanship was required .
|
I 100% agree with this, partiularly your last statement... the trotting game used to be a place for the very best horsemen, or the horsemen that could spend a lot of time with a horse to figure him out. These days, particularly with trotting hobbles more in vogue now than they were 20 years ago, any chemist can get a trotter to go fast and stay flat without any real horsemanship.
Arno - Pompano has a ton of trotters for some reason, I would guess more than just about any other track. In addition to BSF's post, I would think the state sire stakes programs make it very tempting to breed and race trotters... since the money is the same for trotters compared to pacers, and there are fewer trotters, it just seems to make sense that it would be easier to make good money with a trotter.