Aluminum Pads
Aluminum pads are used on horses that have an injury or chronically tender feet. They are NEVER worn by healthy horses. Yes, some horses wear them on a consistent basis but it's because they have consistent foot problems. Aluminum pad on for the first time is a big no-no meaning the horse has a new injury or has aggravated an old one since his last start.
I will never bet a horse with pads. Though they do win sometimes they are always underlays that cannot be expected to perform the way they had in the past. Pads off on the other hand is a good sign and is often correlated with a reversal of form.
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