Re: Pace Hoo-Hah (465 Views)
Date: September 13, 2004 08:21PM
>This "bottoming out" stuff sounds like nonsense. <
I do not think it happened in the Woodward. The leaders were drawing off from the others. I said it is possible for horses that are off the pace to run too fast in the middle of the race and impact their time.
2 race shapes:
24 - 46.1 - 109.3 - 138
22.1 - 45.3 - 109.3 - 138
45.3 is way too fast a 1/2 mile for 138 mile horses.
One race had a 45.3 early.
One race had a 45.3 in the middle.
Most people would have no difficulty noting that the front runners in race shape 2 that went 22.1 and 45.3 were running too fast early. They would totally miss the closers that went 22.1 and 45.3 in race shape 2 in the middle because they were off the pace.
Closers that maintained their position or tried to improve it during the 45.3 middle race would be running too fast even though they were off the pace. It would impact their time. It would "bottom them out".
Post Edited (09-14-04 13:54)
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