Why are horses not fit enough for their targets ?

[erhaab1965]

I dont know anything about training horses but why do some horses miss their intended targets through lack of fitness.In todays age of all weather gallops can anyone explain why they cannot get fit.There are many examples each year , most recently Wooton Basset R Fahey's 2000 Guineas contender , hes had over half a year to prepare yet with 2 weeks to go he states hes missed 2 weeks work. If i was training for next years Olympic games , there would be no excuse for turning up out of shape ,so why is it applicable to horses? Genuine question

[jayalexander]

Re: Why are horses not fit enough for their targets ? Possibly a virus of some kind could hit the stable?