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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
I think it's often between call acceleration and stamina reserves.
Higher quality speed horses are quicker out of the gate and can accelerate just a little faster early (if required) to establish the position they want. Then once they settle in, they can slow the pace down with the cheaper horse behind them. If the cheaper horse tries to go with them on a sustained basis, they will accelerate again and torch him first because they also have more stamina in reserve for the battle. They may also kill themselves doing it, but the horses are often not alike even when the fractions and final times are similar.
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That is how i have always felt about the subject also. rbj
