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tom · 10-24-2008, 05:15 PM

I agree Mike, I find far more horses run to their comfort zone positionally rather than how fast the can run. A presser who sits 2 of a 44 pace will be a bear when he sits 2 off a 46 pace. That is why so many slow pace races produce low speed figures. The press flying home off a 46 just cannot duplicate what he can do flying home off a 44.

Positional analysis, to me is far more important than the velocity analysis. The velocity part, for me, tells me if the horse can be where he needs to be today.

10-24-2008, 05:15 PM	#3
tom Grade 1 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 645	I agree Mike, I find far more horses run to their comfort zone positionally rather than how fast the can run. A presser who sits 2 of a 44 pace will be a bear when he sits 2 off a 46 pace. That is why so many slow pace races produce low speed figures. The press flying home off a 46 just cannot duplicate what he can do flying home off a 44. Positional analysis, to me is far more important than the velocity analysis. The velocity part, for me, tells me if the horse can be where he needs to be today.