09-21-2015, 01:08 PM
Man, she's a beautiful filly!
England and Ireland do a lot more hurdles and turf racing than we do here in the states. And I love turf racing more than dirt. Also you all run a lot longer races than we do. Which to me is a lot easier on the horse due to the fact that the pace is slower and therefore less strain on them. Compared to when they run short and are all out for pretty much most of the race. And I think turf is better too. It's not as hard of surface. Some of the dirt courses here are like running on highways. British racing also has better rules than we do. Like the way the jockey can use the whip, etc. and the medication rules for horses. I think a lot of those rules should be adopted here. English tracks are great. My wife and I have been the Royal Windsor Race Course and we loved it! Beautiful track by the way.
Good luck with your filly,
Thomas
England and Ireland do a lot more hurdles and turf racing than we do here in the states. And I love turf racing more than dirt. Also you all run a lot longer races than we do. Which to me is a lot easier on the horse due to the fact that the pace is slower and therefore less strain on them. Compared to when they run short and are all out for pretty much most of the race. And I think turf is better too. It's not as hard of surface. Some of the dirt courses here are like running on highways. British racing also has better rules than we do. Like the way the jockey can use the whip, etc. and the medication rules for horses. I think a lot of those rules should be adopted here. English tracks are great. My wife and I have been the Royal Windsor Race Course and we loved it! Beautiful track by the way.
Good luck with your filly,
Thomas
Thomas Guenther
