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"Diocles is also notable for owning an extremely rare ducenarius, a horse that had won at least 200 races" --Wikipedia That seems pretty impressive, and it mad
by themodelplumber 7y ago
"Diocles is also notable for owning an extremely rare ducenarius, a horse that had won at least 200 races" --Wikipedia
That seems pretty impressive, and it made me wonder how race horses compare (or are treated differently?) today.
- gargarplex 7y agoIt's also possible he had access to rare supplements that enhanced performance; a modern equivalent would be a banned PED or Performance Enhancing Drug.
- ludamad 7y agoI guess I'm morbidly curious how much better performance a doped horse has?
- teruakohatu 7y agoI would think much like doping does today, marginal but when all the competitors / animals are all at the top of their game, marginal gains can be the difference between winning and losing.
- ludamad 7y agoThat makes sense, thanks
- jessaustin 7y agoMaximum Security has won $11.8M so far in its racing career [0], and there are strong indications that it has been doped. [1] [0] http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=10109949®istry=T&rbt=TB http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refn... [1] https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/239437/navarro-servis-plead-not-guilty-to-federal-charges https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/239437/nava...
- narag 7y agoThere were several horses for each charriot. It seems a little different to how the races are today.