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DaveEdwards · 02-17-2022, 07:06 AM

Thanks Ted and Tim for your replies.

The reasoning behind this is exploring the Match-Up of horses in close proximity to each other. It may be a subtle effect in the US, but it will be there.
The extreme example of this would be a 30 runner sprint race, on a straight turf course, that regularly take place in the UK over the summer. The field usually splits into two or sometimes three groups and end up being little races of their own.

As you would then expect the pace is then set by the lead horse of each group with the horses behind then running at the pace set for them. Whilst USA racing doesn't have anything like this scenario it did get me thinking.

02-17-2022, 07:06 AM	#6
DaveEdwards Grade 1 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: England Posts: 500	Thanks Ted and Tim for your replies. The reasoning behind this is exploring the Match-Up of horses in close proximity to each other. It may be a subtle effect in the US, but it will be there. The extreme example of this would be a 30 runner sprint race, on a straight turf course, that regularly take place in the UK over the summer. The field usually splits into two or sometimes three groups and end up being little races of their own. As you would then expect the pace is then set by the lead horse of each group with the horses behind then running at the pace set for them. Whilst USA racing doesn't have anything like this scenario it did get me thinking.