(posted by true)-i see and know of so many dogs with broken legs. generally the same leg. it happens over and over. i know that pets can break limbs, but it feels so wrong when you see the same injury happening all the time. .
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(posted by jcsperson)The right rear leg is the one that takes the most stress in racing. I think some breeders have made a mistake breeding dogs who have had this injury to bitches who also have. I prefer sires and dams with long, healthy careers to make for solid pups.

AGTOA has spent millions on research for a safer, more forgiving surface. Based on recent returns it looks like that is paying off.

Just want to post a little blurb on this situation. First with any sport whether that be tennis, runners, divers, or dog racing there always seems to be an injury that is prone to that sport.
Tennis you have tennis elbow, runners often shin splints, divers, divers ear, football, well there's to many of those to list

With dog racing the common major injury is the injured right rear leg.
I agree I hate to see any dog injured as well as anyone else out there that loves the dogs.

Now on to Martins post. Though I agree with most of it I do have to disagree in one point. There is one very well known stud dog that an injury had cut his racing career short. This stud is also well know to throw offspring that also tend to have short racing lives. Molotov.
I do agree that if your breeding within the Molotov line you should find a female that had a good strong racing career or if your using a female out of Molotov you should use a stud that also has a long racing career. To add some durability into the line.

That's all my 2 cents