Re: Archive study on horses that have run 3 pt or more tops in final derby preps (739 Views)
Posted by:
ajkreider (IP Logged)
Date: April 21, 2014 06:32PM
How about the idea that, since trainers know the pedigrees, horses with a sprint heritage start their career with sprint training. And then when it becomes obvious by the race day performance that they may be able to carry their speed farther, the training becomes more route-oriented (as do their races).
So, the sprint-pedigreed horses just reach their route tops later - like right around derby time.