Post Positioning if you look at the winners in most races they are next to the Morning line with odds of 12-1 or in this case even greater odds. Combined with a wide area of 10-1 or less odds to the other side especially noticable for a four wide area like this race. This is a consistent pattern in any race and being the favorite or the least favorite doesn't change the winning odds significantly
Look for yourself at any race card the odds of the PP next to the 12-1 is astronomically higher than the norm look at Hollywood Park for May 8th Race 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10 all hold to the pattern 70 percent win ratio. Or look at your own misses and see how many of them were beat by post position factors.


6 Sir Shackleton 30-1
7 Smarty Jones 8-5
8 Imperialism 5-1
9 Eddington 8-1
10 Rock Hard Ten 6-1



Post Edited (05-16-04 16:59)

James Gilliam