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Pace is a secondary attribute, but many play it as a primary
I want to hear from the "pace is the race" guys on this.
There are three primary factors in racing- form, class, and speed. Primary factors are different than secondary factors such as jockey, trainer, and pace. The idea of a primary factor is that together they should make your first cut for contenders in a race. After which, secondary factors are supposed to help one shift through the contenders that were cut out from the primary contenders. Yet many go right to pace as if pace is the race and the main and only primary factor. Some pace handicappers only consider other factors if they are extreme like a layoff of a year, but still weigh pace the main factor. Why?
Is it because today's racing secretaries group horses by class better than they did 50 years ago and, therefore, class is not an issue? Is it because form is too ambiguous? Is it because pace takes into account speed and, thereby, speed as an entity is not necessary to separate out?
Please speak up if you are a pace is the race player.
Thanks
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