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Old 02-19-2017, 09:27 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by mountainman
It's critical to remember that a (reasonably) versatile horse's running style can change with the distance. I've seen lots of frontrunning route horses close with a rush in short sprints loaded with weak speeds. But when some moronic jockey attempts the same strategy in a field of strong routers-or even, sometimes,at 6 furlongs-the animal WILL come up empty. This happens ALL the time. Riders (and trainers) fall in LOVE with whatever tactic worked (or nearly worked) most recently, but often don't understand just WHY it flattered the performance.

Stamina is rarely the main determinant in a horse's distance preference. It's often more about tempo and , especially, field complexion.
Absolutely. And sometimes it is not just what worked (or nearly worked) recently, but what worked (or nearly worked) at some other time, in a completely different set of circumstances.

That is the primary reason I have prattled on endlessly that viewing a horse's performance from a simplistic, one-dimensional perspective as if the horse was running independent of any human direction or intervention is basically foolish.
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