very true , but i believe it can still be . depends on the fancier ,i do like to educate them , but also to compete ,it,s finding the balance which is the difficult part in my opinion.
we lost 2 fed toppers last year and 2 this year ,all as youngsters .i know this can happen with ybs ,but they are a fairly new family .looking back i now have a plan for the future ,others bred the same way but not raced as heavy have topped the fed as yearlings .