I should probably stay silent but I have to chime in on this one. Call me a sheet heretic but I think short rest is essentially meaningless in terms of what to expect in a horse's next race (longer term effects may be a very different story). I have never seen any data to support the theory despite its immense popularity among sheet users.

Don't take my word for it. Look at the overall TG figure-based stats for short rest compared to longer rest. Look at several other published studies by others that looked at win% and ROI after short rest. Do a study yourself.

As painful as it may be for some, this is probably not the last sheet "myth" that will get debunked by some of the ground-breaking stuff that TG is doing now.

If anyone has some contradictory info, I would be interested in hearing about it.

I understand the thinking behind the theory and I don't claim to understand the underlying reasons why the theory is invalid but I simply have never seen any data (using results from real races) that backs the theory up.

Chris