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We are producer from Syntetic fibres for the best quality manufacturers in the world, we know that the impact from a good synthetic surface is a great benefit for horse and rider, we have a lot o...

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Thanks for all the comments. Sceptre, I wholeheartedly agree that the shift in sire power is more significant than the medication issue. But saying that medication is not an issue is ignoring w...

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I don't believe in giving extra credit for being unbeaten on the year - it usually means the horse hasn't run against the toughest possible competition more than once if at all. These horses are ...

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Coldfacts: I share your opinion and I also think too many are ignoring Wicked Strong & V.E.Day. Tonalist was always overrated and obviously needs long lay-offs between efforts to be successful. S...

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I always look at the championships as what horse has done the most for the current year.  Not what happened last year but what has been done this year.  CC is such a fighter, hopefully he will ...

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I like to judge horses by what they did, not by what they did not do. It is all a matter of speculation what would have happened if so and so had occurred. Shared Belief is an unbeaten multiple...

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Shared Belief is nothing more than a "hype" horse.  

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Interesting article, and a bunch of good points by Coldfacts. I think Shared Belief is a great horse, but is over-hyped at this point. I also think a race against California Chrome in PA, would b...

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Shared Belief's time in the Pacific Classic and the ease with which he overhauled the field made his effort more impressive than VE Day's Travers win. But no mention of Atreides? You better belie...

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Nice article.  But don't forget Tonalist,  Wicked Strong, and V.E. Day might still have something to say about the 3 year old championship.

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In a possible Pennsylvania Derby clash Shared Belief would have a fitness edge over California Chrome but shipping him outside of California to compete would have to be viewed positively. Nothwit...

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Two major G1, 10F races were contested last weekend i.e., Travers and Pacific Classic. One was restricted to 3YOs and the other was for 3YOs and older. The Pacific Classis was won by 3YO Shared B...

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/wgoh/archive/2014/09/03/spoiler-alert-by-eric-mitchell.aspx#646011

Shared Belief has won all his 6 starts. Three of those victories have been subsequent to being sidelined by foot issues. His action is not very smooth and there must be some concerns about his po...

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A brief glance at the two most recent editions of The Blood Horse reveals that of the European stakes results posted, the offspring of only five stallions based in North America finished in the t...

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Good job Eric. I think the issue as to why this precipitous drop has occurred should be obvious to anybody. The reason it has been difficult to address and change is that the leaders that represe...

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Thanks for the figures, but you should have left it at that. Your cause/effect is not terribly persuasive, comprehensive, or analytic. You offer our use of Lasix as one possible cause, but not in...

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We have cheapened our product by failing to test our breeding stock in a way that the rest of the world trusts. Moreover, we have radically changed our racing program to emphasize sprinters and m...

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Fourteen 3YOs left the gates in the 2014, 2000 Guineas. Twelve of the 14 were sired by stallion from the Northern Dancer line based in Europe. Interestingly the winner was sired by a stallion fro...

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Interesting results.  And what about American spending in Europe?  I suspect it's low.  A graph of your findings would have been much appreciated and illustrative.  

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Amen Mr. Mitchell! I have seen the writing on the wall and apparently so have the Europeans. Why would I want to buy a horse when it can't race and win unless it's on Lasix or is not proven past ...

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We agree! Have owners and trainers aware that they can be tested at anytime, anywhere, for drugs WITHOUT notice and deal with them fairly but strictly for any violations found.

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Thank you for the article Eric

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A recent study says careers are not shortened if a horse bleeds below "do not race" levels:  7-29-14 - Study author Stephanie Preston, of the Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center's Equine Sou...

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Highly contentious subject with viable credence on both sides of the fence. Whatever the out come, there will be many questions to debate, and many theories' to prove and dispute for sometime. Un...

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