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Originally Posted by soflant
Recently, I have encountered a theory stating that when starting a race, horses are "on the left lead" and when hitting the top of the stretch, they need to switch to the "right lead". Is this a function of the anatomy of a horse or a training/performance issue? If the theory "holds water" is there a significant performance/result that comes from it? To be clearer, do horses that change to the "right lead" win more races than horses that stay on the "left lead"?
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Wouldn't a horse need to be on the right lead through turns? And if switching, be on the left lead at the top of the stretch?
