WEAK, LACKING THOROUGHBREDS

THE THOROUGHBRED RACE HORSE IS A CREATURE OF THE PAST.


TODAY, THE SO CALLED BREEDERS OF RACE HORSES ARE GROUP LOOKING FOR THE QUICK WIN THE SHORT CUT TO A PAYDAY OR THE FINISH LINE.


TODAY'S THOROUGHBREDS ARE WEAK  CHEAP COPIES OF THE PAST.


THEY HAVE MORE HEART, LUNG, TENDON, AND MUSCLE PROBLEMS THAN ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC.

WHILE THE GREAT HORSE SECRETARIAT WAS A PHENOM, SHOULDN'T HE BE THE ONE THE MODERN BREEDERS SHOULD BE LOOKING TO BREED TOWARDS?

SECRETARIAT WAS 16.2 HANDS AT THE WITHERS, WEIGHED 1,554 LBS., AND HAD A GIRTH OF 76 INCHES.  OF THAT 1,554 LBS., 24.5 WAS HEART WEIGHT BUT IN TRUTH HIS HEART WAS 1,554 LBS..

ACCORDING TO THOROUGHLY THOROUGHBRED TODAY'S AVERAGE THOROUGHBRED WEIGHS 1,000 LBS., AND IS 16 HANDS AT THE WITHERS.

BIG RED CARRIED 50% MORE BONE, MUSCLE, TENDON AND LIGAMENT WEIGHT THAN THE CURRENT CROP OF LOSERS.  HIS HEART WAS ALSO NEARLY TWICE THE SIZE OF THE AVERAGE THOROUGHBREDS TODAY.

PERHAPS WE CAN TRACE THIS FAUN LIKE APPEARANCE TO AFFIRMED WHO AS THE LAST TRIPLE CROWN WINNER WAS MORE LIKE TODAY'S RACERS.

WHAT WITH THE DOPING AND FIXING AND LIGHT WEIGHT HORSES AND TRAINERS WITH NO STAMINA TO RUN THREE RACES IN FIVE WEEKS OF 1.25 MILES, 1 3/16 MILES AND THEN FALTER AT THE FINAL 1.5 MILES SHOWS HOW POORLY CURRENT BREEDING AND TRAINING HAVE FAILED. 

THE OLD SPEED TO SPEED ADAGE HAS PRODUCED LIGHT WEIGHT, SICK, WEAK THOROUGHBREDS.