Left Coast Racing: Some other voices...

If I Was a Horseman — “… I would know that unbalanced Thoroughbred racehorses breakdown…. I would know it is impossible to produce balanced racehorses training and racing around left turns only…. I would know that a horse (or human) standing unnaturally still and stiff in a tight space like a racetrack stall for 23 hours per day is susceptible to arthritic conditions…”.
‘Stardom’ bound for Derby? — “In an age at which the Derby’s 10 furlongs is beyond most horses, distance appears to fit Stardom Bound like a little black dress fits Jennifer Lopez” (haw!)
Bold Ruler: a synthetic sire line? — two-part article here and here

“If I was a horseman…“That was probably the most sensible article I’ve read in a long while. Maybe there is “hope “yet for North American racing with this attitude, but have we enough time left ?

— E. Clarke · Feb 11, 02:03 PM · #
Traditions are so ingrained that I would not hold by breath, unfortunately. NA trainers and riders could learn a lesson from racing in other jurisdictions: Europe, Australia, Japan

— Dr. Timothy Yatca,k · Feb 11, 02:05 PM · #
Is there any reason why horses can’t be brought out to graze in the Hastings infield for 20-30 minutes a day?
Even Lucien Laurin let Secretariat graze every day at Pimlico before the Preakness. “Like a dozen vitamins!” he said.

— E-man · Feb 11, 10:44 PM · #
The infield is both uneven and dangerous, full of geese and their droppings, small sprinkler heads, underbrush like long vines that could trip horses, mechanical equipment storage areas etc. Too many items, including assistant starters and cameramen running a muck, to make it a safe enough place for loose horses to stay without dangers and distractions.

— Dr. Timothy Yatca,k · Feb 12, 12:09 PM · #

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