With AW racing all year round and seemingly dwindling fields in the NH game due perhaps to the risk of injury with little compensation in prize money mean that a greater number of gutless non finishers are contesting NH races. It is not easy to quantify but I do get the impression fewer decent animals are being subjected to the NH game
Could that be anything to do with summer jumping? They used to shut the jumping down for the summer.
Are there fewer horses being trained for NH now than used to be the case?
Could that be anything to do with summer jumping?They used to shut the jumping down for the summer.Are there fewer horses being trained for NH now than used to be the case?
couple of articles on subject that might be of interest, Dr Crippenhttp://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/76470/britain-struggling-with-declining-foal-crophttp://www.ownerbreeder.co.uk/2014/03/tba-study-outlines-fragile-state-of-breeding-ind