Re: [RC] Was Traveler, now standardbreds - Truman Prevatt
I trided to do this from memory. In '84 at the time Womac published his
book, it was 2:20 (I did check it). He also stated that the time had
been decreased over time since the first standard. So 2:30 makes sense.
I believe Maggie is right on the 2:30 mark, back "when". Pacing
world record dropped under 2:00 in the early 60's (I think) & are
now under 1:50 for both trotters and pacers (pacers being faster) &
now of course standardbreds are a breed & have a closed stud book.
Jon-(endurance rider and owner of "Better Still" 7 year-old
pacing gelding w/a lifetime mark of 1:56 )
Beg pardon. The 'standard' was two
and a half or three minutes back then, I think. Many of today's
successful harness racers are just barely breaking 2 minutes. Back
then, the equipment wasn't as balanced, nutrition wasn't as good, etc.
Maggie in Ohio
A that time a standardbred was any horse that
could pace or trot a mile in the standard (two minutes).
