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There is another component to this that is unrelated to fractions.
When there are a lot of speed horses in a race, some of them will naturally not be able to get their preferred spot on or near the pace. Some of those horses will run sub par because of it and others will pick them up late without necessarily being as good as they look. Even more significant is that sometimes the fractions of those races aren't even all that fast. Sometimes one horse will outrun the others quickly and the rest more or less just settle in behind.
So knowing how many speeds were actually in the race can give you clues about the race development that are not always revealed by the fractions.
In addition, when you evaluate running styles going forward, if you see a horse coming out of race with a lot of speed (or vice versa) it gives you a clearer picture of their running style.
This kind of thing was one of the goals of race flow symbols in the DRF. It's automated, but it doesn't have to be if you are doing it on a personal level or using the symbols as a flag and doing a personal analysis after the fact.
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Last edited by classhandicapper; 01-18-2017 at 10:23 AM.
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