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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
Yes, they are going 30 mph but they're not galloping. If a harness goes into a gallop, he gets disqualified. Harness racing is definitely not nearly as "high-impact" as thoroughbred racing.
Thoroughbreds are also going quite a bit faster. They run close to 40 m.p.h.
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the important issue is not how fast they are going--I know that TB's are faster.
It is that they are both operating at maximum performance levels and therefore the potential stress/rigors on the body are the same.
Trust me Standardbreds are working every bit as hard during a race as their TB counterparts.