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Old 04-26-2007, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by hi_im_god
"I know folks love the closing 1/8 time in a 9f race as an indicator of a particular horse's ability to go long."

do the people that like this stat ever consider that when a horse is asked to run is different in a 9f race than a 10f race?

this is why deep closers that almost get there at 9f usually do the same at 10f.
I'm not sure I get your point. The three horses I mentioned all won off the front end of their last prep races.
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