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Originally Posted by GMB@BP
They are riders, not handicappers. and that goes for many a trainer as well.
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and we are handicappers, not riders.
There are things "we" will never be able to perceive "in the moment" like a rider can. They can see the gaits of others in front of them, tell by watching their back legs if the horse is tiring, they have a kinetic connection to the horse they are on and can see up close what ears, etc. are doing, as well as feel what is under them in any 10 second time span.
This is why, while you can watch a replay 50 times, you will never have that kinetic feel-based connection with any horse in the race.......you are only *watching*.
Numbers after the race do help validate perceptions either way. Still not the whole story.