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Of all the (many) things British racing has got wrong in the last 20 to 30 years, overwatering is one of the very worst.

And it's done irreconcilable damage to the breed because infirm horses with poor conformation have been winning Group 1s on overwatered slop and won places at stud to breed more of the same.

This and inbreeding closer than to the fourth remove is slowly but surely delivering a racehorse population of cripples who need more and more manufactured racing surfaces in order to be able to perform.

Meanwhile, in other jurisdictions (USA, Japan), they happily race on Firm and the old-fashioned, robust, top-of-the-ground horse with legs like iron can still have opportunities.

Horses like that seldom get their ground here, hence hardly ever have the chance to shine at Group 1 level and earn the opportunity to pass on their resilient genes to future stock.

<blockquote data-quote="Ian_Davies" data-source="post: 2697053" data-attributes="member: 66646">Of all the (many) things British racing has got wrong in the last 20 to 30 years, overwatering is one of the very worst.And it&#039;s done irreconcilable damage to the breed because infirm horses with poor conformation have been winning Group 1s on overwatered slop and won places at stud to breed more of the same.This and inbreeding closer than to the fourth remove is slowly but surely delivering a racehorse population of cripples who need more and more manufactured racing surfaces in order to be able to perform.Meanwhile, in other jurisdictions (USA, Japan), they happily race on Firm and the old-fashioned, robust, top-of-the-ground horse with legs like iron can still have opportunities.Horses like that seldom get their ground here, hence hardly ever have the chance to shine at Group 1 level and earn the opportunity to pass on their resilient genes to future stock.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ian_Davies, post: 2697053, member: 66646"] Of all the (many) things British racing has got wrong in the last 20 to 30 years, overwatering is one of the very worst. And it's done irreconcilable damage to the breed because infirm horses with poor conformation have been winning Group 1s on overwatered slop and won places at stud to breed more of the same. This and inbreeding closer than to the fourth remove is slowly but surely delivering a racehorse population of cripples who need more and more manufactured racing surfaces in order to be able to perform. Meanwhile, in other jurisdictions (USA, Japan), they happily race on Firm and the old-fashioned, robust, top-of-the-ground horse with legs like iron can still have opportunities. Horses like that seldom get their ground here, hence hardly ever have the chance to shine at Group 1 level and earn the opportunity to pass on their resilient genes to future stock. [/QUOTE]

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