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Old 08-16-2010, 01:34 PM   #1
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Do horses know where the finish line is?

I has a simple question.

Do horses know where the finish line is and what is expected of them on a race?

The reason I ask is becasue I hear a LOT of commentary on the podcast like "the horse can make his move late" and statements like that.

Do they really mean that the *IF* jockey treats the horse right and utilizes his reserve power correctly, the horse may have the energy reserves to move ahead late?

Or does the horse know where the finish line is and does the horse know by himself that he needs to move ahead of the pack?

Just curious.
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Old 08-16-2010, 01:52 PM   #2
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Old 08-16-2010, 01:54 PM   #3
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Don't hold it against them. Some jocks do not know where the finish line is
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Old 08-16-2010, 01:56 PM   #4
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Some horses know that they wanna catch the horse in front of them, but they don't know that they have to do it before a designated spot on the track....so my answer is 'no'.
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Old 08-16-2010, 02:10 PM   #5
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Mr. Ed did.


I heard it from the horse's mouth.
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Old 08-16-2010, 02:22 PM   #6
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Only zenyatta..shes in a class of her own.
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Old 08-16-2010, 02:24 PM   #7
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Only zenyatta..shes in a class of her own.
Six posts was all it took.......
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next time, i'll go for five posts!
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Old 08-16-2010, 02:31 PM   #9
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The good ones are taught to vizualize Rodney Dangerfield wearing red standing just past the wire and to run to him. So yes they do.
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Old 08-16-2010, 02:38 PM   #10
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The good ones are taught to vizualize Rodney Dangerfield wearing red standing just past the wire and to run to him. So yes they do.
Wasnt that Tim Conway in "The Longshot"?

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Old 08-16-2010, 02:58 PM   #11
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Do horses know where the finish line is and what is expected of them on a race?
Shoemaker wished that Gallant Man knew (and could have overruled his jockey).

http://zipseatthetrack.blogspot.com/...llant-man.html
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Old 08-16-2010, 05:27 PM   #12
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In harness, many do......
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Old 08-16-2010, 09:16 PM   #13
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The ones i bet on do know where the finish line is. The problem is that they have this nasty habit of staying far away from it.
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Old 08-16-2010, 09:17 PM   #14
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Wasnt that Tim Conway in "The Longshot"?
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