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Originally Posted by Robert Goren
Based on my experience on betting at bullrings of 4, 5 and 6 furlong tracks, I do not think that is true.
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It's simple physics Robert, centrifugal force causes horses to be pulled away from the inside, which means they have to work harder to stop that from happening, which means they have to expend more energy in the tighter turns than what they would on larger radius turns. I have no supporting evidence, but I doubt you do either, common sense tells me horses will drift away from the inside more, the tighter the turns are.
I didn't say that was the reason for fewer wire to wire winners, just that it is a factor the jockeys have to take into consideration on turf. Do they want to give up the rail in the turn and maybe not have enough energy left to finish strong? Why do horses in turf races group up more in the final turn causing a cavalry charge down the stretch? Is it that the jockeys just don't want the horse to run faster in the turn, or is it that they don't want to give up the ground on the inside?
As I said, I don't have hard facts just my thinking on the subject.
