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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698
I don't remember what he was saying about the rails. But if he was saying when the rails are out farther speed carries better I think he is right. but I also heard that years ago. I found during the fall Belmont meet when the rail was way out speed was very good, or at least I thought. I remember hitting a nice Amy Tarrant turf firster that outfinished a chalky Mott horse. made the lead and seemed to carry her speed real well. now was it the rail or did the turf wake her up? Who knows but I think the rail thing might have some validity.
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I bet Hopes and Dreams in that race. She won back next out at Calder and did OK in a subsequent Gulfstream race. I believe the Amy Tarrant horse came back to run poorly at Gulfstream. She ran like it was more than any rail placement was helping her that day at Belmont.
I will have to ask some people smarter than me about this. Won't be hard to find them.