We have been reminded on several occasions during the past few years of the sterling merit and stability of the race horse bred in France, whose pedigree, if frequently bearing strong trace of British ancestry, provides an example of profiting by an accepted opportunity.
I put forward the suggestion that our breeders, in catering for the general demand for speed do so at the expense of stamina, whereas our friends across the Channel attach great importance to the latter quality.
When in opposition over a distance of ground, the "Frenchman" is thus becoming increasingly predominant.
Has there ever been a period during the last several decades when so many moderate or bad horses have been in training in this country?
Though one cannot provide indisputable proof, I should certainly say there is a legacy of breeding from indifferently-bred mares following the boom of the post-war era.
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