Compromised How? (959 Views)
Posted by:
Mall (IP Logged)
Date: August 21, 2002 07:29PM
It's just one man's opinion of course, but it seems that in turf races over 9 furlongs, there is often a slow pace designation when the fractions do not seem particularly slow for a marathon( 48 3/4, 49, 49 1/4,etc). How do you decide & what are the criteria for the slow pace designation? On a related subject, many seem to assume that a faster pace will necessarily favor closers, while it seems to moi that there are quite a few turf horses which only exhibit a closing kick in races where the pace is "slow."