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Originally Posted by thaskalos
But the official fractional clocking of the race isn't necessarily made by only ONE "leader". It is entirely possible for ONE horse to set the first race call fraction...ANOTHER horse to set the second call fraction...and yet ANOTHER horse to trigger the final race clocking. Which of these "leaders" is the trailing pack supposed to mimic?
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Excellent point.
Just watched a race at GP - two horses far out in front on the the turn. Then a pack of 4 horses, all trying to close the gap. Then a gap back to 2-3 more horses trailing.
Maybe a 3-herd mentality?
I thing jockeys are more the cause of this mimicking than the horses. A jock wants to "press" the pace until midway on the turn,m then make a run. He is not going to shoot by the leader after two furlongs.
