Pierro won the Breeders Plate on debut 1/10/11. He won $4.5m before going to stud.
Arguably the best horse bred that year Australia wide from some 16,000 live foals. But what is your point ? You should try all 16,000 as 2yo's just to find the one of him ?
Jacks or Better ran second in a 2 yo race in December then won the Karrakatta and later the Railway in 91 starts. Plenty of other examples. The Sydney University study based on 115,000 horses is the biggest study I'm aware of.
Seems if you believe something, you’ll find all the support you’ll need online.
I’m not sure that you could do a proper study to really determine if two year old racing is better or worse anatomically. Too many variables. Male/female, gelded/entire, environmental, track condition, nutrition, blah blah blah.
I can’t imagine racing at 2 is “great” for them, or makes their bones stronger. But I can’t see how it hurts either. I think their healing capabilities are more advanced at a young age.
Our WA horses are going good. Exciting to track the ones that make it through the grades. Love watching old racing like the Dainty Tess, Variation, Stored Energy. 2YO vids.
Do you get the impression that some of the nominations for the 2yo race are there just for the inflated stakes ? It's disappointing that a full field couldn't have been assembled.
Only 300 or so horses even eligible - less however many didn't have the nom fee paid up for (assume the exact number eligible is on a list, but I can't be bothered looking).
Of those X number aren't in WA.
X number have died or otherwise injured (no longer racing propositions)
X number haven't even been registered / trialled yet.
Jericho Missile & Miss WC will be an awesome showdown come Saturday in the 2yo feature
You’d have to lean to the race fit MWC of the two...
Barriers will be interesting.
Field of 8-9, both horses being on pace runners, MWC likely to be in front of Jericho in the run I can’t see barriers having that much of an impact as both look to naturally go fwd and even if both were to draw the widest they’d press fwd anyway IMO
Jericho Missile & Miss WC will be an awesome showdown come Saturday in the 2yo feature
You’d have to lean to the race fit MWC of the two...
Barriers will be interesting.
Field of 8-9, both horses being on pace runners, MWC likely to be in front of Jericho in the run I can’t see barriers having that much of an impact as both look to naturally go fwd and even if both were to draw the widest they’d press fwd anyway IMO
Just the extra distance is all I’m thinking about. I wonder how that will affect them.
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Arguably the best horse bred that year Australia wide from some 16,000 live foals. But what is your point ? You should try all 16,000 as 2yo's just to find the one of him ?
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Maybe he should do a little more with them earlier like, education. Maybe then 90% of his horses wouldn't need blindfolds and barrier blankets.
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I’m not sure that you could do a proper study to really determine if two year old racing is better or worse anatomically. Too many variables. Male/female, gelded/entire, environmental, track condition, nutrition, blah blah blah.
I can’t imagine racing at 2 is “great” for them, or makes their bones stronger. But I can’t see how it hurts either. I think their healing capabilities are more advanced at a young age.
Our WA horses are going good. Exciting to track the ones that make it through the grades. Love watching old racing like the Dainty Tess, Variation, Stored Energy. 2YO vids.
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You’d have to lean to the race fit MWC of the two...
Barriers will be interesting.
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Field of 8-9, both horses being on pace runners, MWC likely to be in front of Jericho in the run I can’t see barriers having that much of an impact as both look to naturally go fwd and even if both were to draw the widest they’d press fwd anyway IMO
Just the extra distance is all I’m thinking about. I wonder how that will affect them.