Hat's Beginners Lessons - "Hat only"

[RichieP]

I am going to copy Jim's first 2 lessons to this thread. Only his posts will go here to retain clarity in what he is showing you.

Any questions you may have or comments please put in the "beginners class" thread that Shoe started. He will see them.

Hat is working now on his third lesson and it will open some eyes as to what he is all about man.

here are Jim's first 2 lessons
http://bindfold.com/forums/showpost.php?p=27092&postcount=6

http://bindfold.com/forums/showpost.php?p=27007&postcount=12

[THE HAT]

Lesson III: ENERGY DISTRIBUTION


Energy distribution is the key to understanding The Match Up. Acceleration and deceleration will decide the winner of today’s race. In most races the horses accelerate from the starting gate to their highest velocity. This early acceleration generates a constant deceleration and causes toxic build up, and energy exertion. The Match Up determines what influence the pace of the race will have on the competitors in today’s race.

The ability to understand pace is an essential fundamental of successful handicapping. No horse can run at top speed the entire distance of the race. If a horse has to run a fast early pace, he slows, and he may not be able to win the race.

To win the race it is essential that we recognize how the race is going to run. You must look at the first call in the race and find the horse that is most likely to get out of the gate first and take the lead. Then ask yourself, can the horse go wire-to-wire, or will he forced to run faster too establish the lead in today’s race? If this is true find the horse that is up close, can he take over when the Early horses fail? race. If an Early horse can not win the race the race "sets" up too run Other Than Early. In reality there are only two running styles: Early and Other Than Early.

The winner of a race will be determined on how the horse distributes his energy throughout the race, not whether one fraction is greater that the other. This is the reason that horses with the best final time do not always win. Every fifth of a second faster the horse has to run at the start, it costs two-fifths of a second at the finish.. The same applies, if the horse is able to run slower at the beginning of the race.