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That's a figure from Time magazine, and the article has so far only been published in the paper copy, not online. The online stuff tends to be about two months later.
But yes they said three months is the average career for a thoroughbred race horse now. I couldn't confirm or deny this since I don't have anything to do with racing.
The breeding issue is that it is always the fastest horses that are bred for the next generation. Those are not the sturdiest to begin with and the net effect over generations has been a loss of sturdiness. They need to reset the balance, only breed one racehorse with one more sturdy horse each time or something like that.
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