New Posts For Thread: My Problem With Arklehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30223207/my-problem-with-arkle...is Flyingbolt.2 abnormally exceptional horses against any standard before and after from the same trainer and time period?A few years ago my horse was shod (not very well) by Mill House's farrier , he also mentioned he shod Arkle one day at Newbury when he lost a shoe . But one thing he also said was that Fulke Walwyn was a broken man when A beat MH for the first time ,https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30223207/my-problem-with-arkle?post_id=538524021#538524021A few years ago my horse was shod (not very well) by Mill House's farrier , he also mentioned he shod Arkle one day at Newbury when he lost a shoe . But one thing he also said was that Fulke Walwyn was a broken man when A beat MH for the first time ,Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:53:52 -0500Plus my main problem, as stated in my initial posting is with Flyingbolt. Even if the Arkle situation was absolutely true, what are the chances that Flyingbolt was just 2lbs behind and still about 25lbs and more better than everything else then and shttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30223207/my-problem-with-arkle?post_id=538523065#538523065Plus my main problem, as stated in my initial posting is with Flyingbolt. Even if the Arkle situation was absolutely true, what are the chances that Flyingbolt was just 2lbs behind and still about 25lbs and more better than everything else then and sFri, 21 Mar 2014 13:56:27 -0500As the original poster, I want to apologise for seemingly disappearing from the thread but I work all week and don't have the time to visit the forum until the weekend.The thread has turned into a cracking read, especially the contributions from thoshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30223207/my-problem-with-arkle?post_id=538522961#538522961As the original poster, I want to apologise for seemingly disappearing from the thread but I work all week and don't have the time to visit the forum until the weekend.The thread has turned into a cracking read, especially the contributions from thosFri, 21 Mar 2014 13:47:36 -0500Arkle was not pampered, the likes of Best Mate, didn’t run a lot, Kauto swerved the handicaps, he took it all and ran often, it was the handicapper that killed him.http://www.arkle.org/#!arkle/cwyqhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30223207/my-problem-with-arkle?post_id=538510363#538510363Arkle was not pampered, the likes of Best Mate, didn’t run a lot, Kauto swerved the handicaps, he took it all and ran often, it was the handicapper that killed him.http://www.arkle.org/#!arkle/cwyqThu, 20 Mar 2014 16:41:40 -0500Boxers aren't heavier,except for heavyweights. Or they shouldn't be but for the jiggery-pokery that goes on in the weigh-in.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30223207/my-problem-with-arkle?post_id=538476231#538476231Boxers aren't heavier,except for heavyweights. Or they shouldn't be but for the jiggery-pokery that goes on in the weigh-in.Tue, 18 Mar 2014 17:11:36 -0500The point I was making about the 100m times was to point out how little fundamental human performance has improved over the years. Its hardly changed at all because as some have pointed out its technology, tracks etc. I think its probably the same wihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30223207/my-problem-with-arkle?post_id=538475283#538475283The point I was making about the 100m times was to point out how little fundamental human performance has improved over the years. Its hardly changed at all because as some have pointed out its technology, tracks etc. I think its probably the same wiTue, 18 Mar 2014 16:25:56 -0500perfectly acceptable to assume that training methods, horses diet etc have improved significantly in the 40 years as have those in other athletic discipline. Also from a welfare point of view less owners view it as acceptable to force a horse to punthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30223207/my-problem-with-arkle?post_id=538473741#538473741perfectly acceptable to assume that training methods, horses diet etc have improved significantly in the 40 years as have those in other athletic discipline. Also from a welfare point of view less owners view it as acceptable to force a horse to puntTue, 18 Mar 2014 15:00:32 -0500I think you will find the decreases in the world 100 metres times is as much a result of technology as anything else. The newly laid tracks are much faster than in previous era.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30223207/my-problem-with-arkle?post_id=538473301#538473301I think you will find the decreases in the world 100 metres times is as much a result of technology as anything else. The newly laid tracks are much faster than in previous era.Tue, 18 Mar 2014 14:28:15 -0500Mill House was 17 hands and a bit Arkle was comfortably over 16 hands.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30223207/my-problem-with-arkle?post_id=538473189#538473189Mill House was 17 hands and a bit Arkle was comfortably over 16 hands.Tue, 18 Mar 2014 14:19:21 -0500engineer 18 Mar 14 10:54 '.......... For example look up when the first sub 10 sec 100m was run. the record now is about 9.6 so its gone down 0.1 sec about every 10 years. Its no that there won't be another Arkle its just that we have not seenhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30223207/my-problem-with-arkle?post_id=538472771#538472771engineer 18 Mar 14 10:54 '.......... For example look up when the first sub 10 sec 100m was run. the record now is about 9.6 so its gone down 0.1 sec about every 10 years. Its no that there won't be another Arkle its just that we have not seenTue, 18 Mar 2014 13:49:54 -0500