Re: Wind Adjustments? (614 Views)
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Date: November 06, 2005 01:28PM
bob,
"I have observed on a few occasions that horses running between and slightly behind 2 others, and is in effect getting double drafting and for an extended period of time, have finished better than would be expected from their PP’s."
This is more of the kind of thing I am interested in because I doubt it would be an intentional jockey strategy very often. I see race developments from time to time where there are several horses across the track and someone is sitting just behind them. There are even situations where there are two groups across the track and someone is sitting just behind both. I'm trying to understand if there's any impact by looking at the figures. When I see a closer run a lifetime top and believe the pace was fast, I am watching the trip to see if the horse spent a lot of time behind horses. I might then be able to see how they do in their next start vs. those that didn't have a similar trip behind horses.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/06/2005 02:56PM by classhandicapper.