Quote:
Originally Posted by thaskalos
"When a horse jumps to an early uncontested lead, and settles into a comfortable pace to the half-mile...then this horse will deliver the best performance of which it is capable".
-- Andrew Beyer (Book and page number pending)
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Of course, it just depends how you define comfortable. In cases like the Wednesday race the other jockeys were just too passive. This isn't uncommon on the NYRA circuit where the checks are so big for placings that winning isn't always a priority IMO.