It's something I have thought about for a fair while now especially considering the amount of genuine FFA candidates who have have broken down or passed away over the last several years.
With such an emphasis on juveniles & the pure fact that horses have to perform well above what their bodies are capable of sustaining these days to "get anywhere" both on & off the track (some training regimes must be brutal) & to keep up with the ones that aren't running on their engine alone.
I acknowledge it's been a fact of life since the dawn of time but is it a concern for the sport or am I just talking through my jatz cracker or is that just the wastage of the game that is acceptable?
It's just sad to not have seen some of these amazing animals who dont make it past 4 or 5 go on & became genuine older FFAers