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Where is the science that says "very high" Herr Tank?

If you are talking about Protectionist well the dam side is all UK and mainly Irish! Also under your regime Herr Tank his damn wouldn't have been born as she has Northern Dancer blood. Go figure! Who knew not you!

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Geez where did I say there wasn't the possibility of a genetic link that statistically increases bleeding albeit by not a large amount?

I might be wrong but the rumour I heard today (reliable sources ?) is that the 11am announcement is to announce when the report will be released which will probably be another 10 days or so. So having an announcement to announce an announcement is classic Winston!!

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Can you post the link to the science Herr Tank? I did read one science paper that suggested there was an inheritance factor however that same study also showed that generally most horses bleed during strenuous exercise. So a hypothesis that may be worth researching is that the Thoroughbred physiologically is not naturally designed to race and the attributes that we select to breed to such as stamina and speed push the natural structure of a horse behind what it was designed for. For example science says that a horse should not be able to race at speed for more than 2000m. Yet we breed and train them to do so. Now the German industry has focused on middle distance upwards - for example they don't have a Group 1 race below 2000m. Another hypothesis to test would be is there a greater propensity for sprinters to bleed over stayers irrespective of genetics? Now Herr Tank be careful what you wish for - under your regime we may end up with a new breed of Cobb horses running over 3 miles. Actually I wonder if Clydesdales bleed? If we raced those you might be able to become a jockey. Although your years of punting analysis will be thrown out the window because I doubt a 4kg weight handicap would make much difference on a Clydesdale.

So Thomass can you post the statistics that show the German Thoroughbred horse population has a lower incidence of bleeders than any other Thoroughbred population? By the way Our Ivanhowe like most of the horses mentioned in the article has Northern Dancer blood (at least two lines on the sire side) so using your statistical rules that blows your theory out of the water. Must be the pasture! So much for the blue grass of Kentucky and the Waikato!

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