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Should we allow stables to have the ability to unretire unsuccessful breeders so they may be sent back to the track? Horses fully retired will not be considered. Active breeders only.
Thinking behind this
We have an opportunity to continue the growth of the older racing. Recently we have seen 7yo 6yo and 5yo horses winning races. every season there seems to be about 60% of the total 4yo population retired from racing and they are sent to the breeding barns. This has a huge negative impact on racing options for older horses still on the track. We have a very high amount of sires and mares retired and I cant imagine there is a continued need for established stables to continue to retire horses at this rate. How many sires and mares do you actually need? Our hopes are that we will start to see more gelded horses and mares racing at 4yo and up to help support the older racing card. This will also clean up cluttered breeding barns and improve the strike rate of breeding by removing low level breeders from the options.
This option being discussed for the poll would be to allow stables to unretire breeders that have so far been unsuccessful as sires or mares and allow them to re-enter the racing scene.
Should we allow stables to have the ability to unretire unsuccessful breeders so they may be sent back to the track? Horses fully retired will not be considered. Active breeders only.
Thinking behind this
We have an opportunity to continue the growth of the older racing. Recently we have seen 7yo 6yo and 5yo horses winning races. every season there seems to be about 60% of the total 4yo population retired from racing and they are sent to the breeding barns. This has a huge negative impact on racing options for older horses still on the track. We have a very high amount of sires and mares retired and I cant imagine there is a continued need for established stables to continue to retire horses at this rate. How many sires and mares do you actually need? Our hopes are that we will start to see more gelded horses and mares racing at 4yo and up to help support the older racing card. This will also clean up cluttered breeding barns and improve the strike rate of breeding by removing low level breeders from the options.
This option being discussed for the poll would be to allow stables to unretire breeders that have so far been unsuccessful as sires or mares and allow them to re-enter the racing scene.
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