Re: Five Weeks Rest (430 Views)
Date: April 04, 2005 05:20PM
beyerguy,
"I agree with the boss, most races pace is a minimal or non existent factor."
One comment and I am out of here.
I happen to agree with the above also and know that you appreciate the following. It's just a note for anyone that cares.
It's important to remember that within the same race, horses not only have different styles, but they also have different abilities. So if one horse cuts a fast pace and runs back to his number, that does not mean the horse that was up there dueling with him will also run back to his number or that the pace had no impact.
Expressed numerically:
If horse "A" is a 110 horse, he can run a
110 pace and still run a 110 final time.
If horse "B" is a 100 horse and runs a 110 pace inside the same race, his 100 speed figure will probably drop into the 90s.
If you don't quite understand this, you may not appreciate that the pace is impacting the race even if it didn't impact the winner's final time.
Post Edited (04-04-05 17:21)