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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
Personally, I think the ideal pace pattern for a front runner depends somewhat on the distance and surface. At 6F on dirt it will be different than at 10F on dirt or on turf.
At 6F on dirt I would WAY rather see my speed horse run:
slow 2f, fast 2f, finish
than
fast 2f, slow 2f, finish
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By George you've got it.
That is exactly what I have been saying. What you want to do is accelerate - continue - decelerate (as little as possible).
What the horses did in that Belmont race did is the dreaded accelerate - decelerate - re-accelerate pattern. All their figures tanked.
Of course any distance race is ideally run at even pace on any surface. However at 6F, since grass is a more natural and and less tiring surface for horses, they can run it a bit more like a pure sprint than an extended print.
