Personally; I think that comment has a lot of merit. It probably all started when the COD was initially given to every car that was around when the system started! So the system was flawed right from the start. Gone is any meaningful sense of the word Throughbred from our sport.
I did try to bring H&C more into line with the CAMS model about 6 years ago, but was met with a lynch mob at an Auckland meeting who wanted to string me up by the proverbials for daring to suggest it.
Tuesday will be interesting...