Just an observation...Racing on American dirt seems to favor early, and early/ presser type running styles...Bob Baffert appears to run his racing program with this in mind...if a jockey can get high quality early/ presser types to ride, there is less chances to get blocked or avoid tiring horses...if a jockey can break well and place the horse somewhere near the front in order to let the horse run wire to wire or to have first run at a tiring leader, I believe there is less to go wrong and the jockey can truly focus on winning the race...
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