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My daughter says not to answer questions from a bonkers Fuck-Up guy who does not go to his own daughter's wedding. She wants to know what went so very wrong with you and your child. She also says she will pray for you.
Why can tbreds come first over on the outside without fading but sbreds usually fade?
Hello and thank you for your interesting question. 'I believe the following are factors:1. There is far more wind resistance to the 1st over in a SB race compared to a TB ... a la NASCAR2. 1st over in a TB race, just off the pace, replicates training works. It is the racing position most favorable and they are trained for it. 3. More SB races are won wire to wire than 20-30 years ago. They don't stop on the front end as frequently now, so EVERY other spot seems worse now, not just the 1st overs. 4. The passing lane effects pace dynamics differently than back in the day. Q's going Fast/Slow/Slow/Fast has always been but it's more pronounced now and that adds to the frontrunner advantag
Hmmm. You mention the front end doesn't stop as frequently as they used to, yet you also state the horse first over gets the most 'a la NASCAR' wind resistance. Then explain the horse cutting the mile obviously uncovered. Aren't you contradicting your own statement? Add in the fact that horses burst off second over because they do in fact enjoy a 'draft' that the horse on the front or first up doesn't. Also, what about track size? I don't see any t-breds racing on a half where first up or parked is by far the toughest in harness racing. The additional distance on short tracks doesn't come into play? And it's not just the width of a horse like in the flats. Please clarify this AND explain why you are scared to death of me....sissy boy.
Nearly a decade ago you said HP was useless.....yet here you still are!!!!!
Correct me if I'm wrong.Yonkers today drives like the Yonkers of old, however when the first purse spike from the casino cash, from those dead ass purses, the first over move was the winning one, and trainers were ready and the drivers executed it well for quite sometime.Then the playing field leveled.
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