Here are the 3 sprints from the day NS ran the big number. We actually added about 2 relative to the third one, a little less compared to the other. I would point out the figure for Zito's horse is just as freaky for a 3yo filly as NS's is for an older male. But if you add to them, you have to add to all.

First-- one big new top, everybody else well off their top.

Third-- one paired top, one horse 3 points off their top, everyone else 5 or more off their top.

Sixth-- one big top, one pair, everyone else 7 points or more off their top.

Total-- 18 starters that had previous tops. Two new tops, one paired top, 15 horses running 2 or more points off their tops, most a lot worse than that.

As I said at the time, this was one of the toughest days I ever had to do. Try it-- give me other scenarios, even if you cut all the races loose, which I didn't do (a couple of points over the course of a day is very little, especially when it's in increments, and particularly when there is water in the track).

http://www.thorograph.com/hold/kee042305.pdf



TGJB