Interesting how we so often comment on the frailness of the American racehorse. When you think of how the drugs (legal and illegal) are weakening the breed,and how a horse like Roman Ruler (gosh, there are so many like him) do a little bit of racing and then go right to stud, it does make you wonder.
Lately, I\'m obsessed with Austrailian racing and that amazing mare \"Diva\". How many American horses could run 2 miles in 87 degrees and 97 percent humidity without lasix?
They\'ll run two year olds against five year olds down there, mares always against colts,and the horses will often run two or three times in a week or ten days; I mean, can you really think of any American horses who could do that?
I had to laugh when I heard Trevor Denman on NBC saying how a four year old will always beat a similar three year old, referring to Flower Alley and St. Liam\'s stretch duel. What the hell difference would it make at this time of the year?
And Roman Ruler, and so many others, can pass on their brillance and incredibly weak consitutions to their progeny. That\'s a bad formula for the future, I think.
