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Originally Posted by easy goer
This is really good stuff Bobby, thanks. 
I am looking at Curlin numbers and it seems that his figs are the same as the leading pace contenders. Yes? Is that because he is so far out in front or something else? It is hard to get a read on the field that he is in if his figs are the same as the field. |
Thanks,
With curlin He actually WAS the primary contender(s) for each of his races. I like to have 3 primary contenders, a few races like the Tampa Derby (AGS,Street Sense) only have 2, a few only have 1. This is rare and indicates that he far out-classed the fields.
Could be good or bad (hasn't beat anything? or undefeated derby favorite?). Also the case with Nobiz in the Remsen(where he ran some of his best numbers). Another oddity is the Fountain of Youth where Nobiz has the same pQ-velocity(6 furlong velocity) as the race pQfig because he was 1.5 lengths back which happened to be the average of Stormello, Scat Daddy, and Nobiz at 6 furlongs (4.5/3).
Stormello had the highest pQ-velocity for the FOY as he was 0 lengths back (leader at 6 furlongs).