Pletcher to have no horses in the Travers

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by NoLuvForPletch

11 races...awesome

Here's a link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluegrass_Cat

yeah, just funny in an ironic sort of way that he says this,


"One of our problems is that we have interrupted natural selection," Bill Casner, co-owner of WinStar Farm in Kentucky, said last fall at a summit on the welfare and safety of the racehorse. "We used to select for a much stronger horse. The economics of our day and age have changed the way we breed our horses. At an earlier time, a horse had to earn its way to the breeding shed. Durability was certainly one of those things that was selected for.
"... Now, sales dictate breeding decisions. When matings are planned, one of the big questions is, 'Is she going to give you a pretty baby? Is this mating going to give you a good-looking horse?' It's a beauty contest out there."


and then stands bluegrass cat, a true picture of durability.