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Hoof 11 · 05-31-2016, 10:58 AM

Hey Bill, how goes?

The bold highlight simply indicates a work 5F or longer, it has nothing to do with vulnerability.

From my perspective...

Workout intervals is the key factor in my opinion, generally you want to see a work every 7 days or so, when you see a major layoff or disruption in workouts, there was an issue with said horse. The horse you posted had a 41 day interval on April 1, that either means the horse had an issue or was shipped from GLP to PID.

The times that a horse puts up should be taken with a grain of salt, it’s not an exact science in the morning. The clockers at the track are doing this by hand, and more often than not the times are handed over by the horses trainer, and they don’t always want to show that they have a “live one”, especially claiming horses. When a trainer sends out a horse in the morning, he is simply conditioning the horse, the time that a horse puts up isn’t always that important, this is where we go back to intervals. I like to see one quick work from a horse, regardless if it’s his/her last work or it’s first work, i want to see some speed at some point during it’s conditioning.

Some horses are “morning horses”, they train like a champ in the morning and lay an egg in the afternoon.

Fast Works

6F = 1:13 or less

5F = 1:00 or less

4F = :48 or less

3F = :36 or less

2F = :24 or less

The horse you posted had one good work in my opinion (last work), the others were nothing to get excited about. The horse is a habitual fader, and hasn’t proven himself at said distance. He might have run well early, but i would wager that he gave way in the stretch.

05-31-2016, 10:58 AM	#4
Hoof 11 Grade 1 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Woodbine Posts: 761	Hey Bill, how goes? The bold highlight simply indicates a work 5F or longer, it has nothing to do with vulnerability. From my perspective... Workout intervals is the key factor in my opinion, generally you want to see a work every 7 days or so, when you see a major layoff or disruption in workouts, there was an issue with said horse. The horse you posted had a 41 day interval on April 1, that either means the horse had an issue or was shipped from GLP to PID. The times that a horse puts up should be taken with a grain of salt, it’s not an exact science in the morning. The clockers at the track are doing this by hand, and more often than not the times are handed over by the horses trainer, and they don’t always want to show that they have a “live one”, especially claiming horses. When a trainer sends out a horse in the morning, he is simply conditioning the horse, the time that a horse puts up isn’t always that important, this is where we go back to intervals. I like to see one quick work from a horse, regardless if it’s his/her last work or it’s first work, i want to see some speed at some point during it’s conditioning. Some horses are “morning horses”, they train like a champ in the morning and lay an egg in the afternoon. Fast Works 6F = 1:13 or less 5F = 1:00 or less 4F = :48 or less 3F = :36 or less 2F = :24 or less The horse you posted had one good work in my opinion (last work), the others were nothing to get excited about. The horse is a habitual fader, and hasn’t proven himself at said distance. He might have run well early, but i would wager that he gave way in the stretch.