Turfway up 18.7%

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Originally Posted by The_Guy_Smiley

For those of us who religiously watch the head-on starts,
find that on regular occasions you will see thoroughbreds colliding
like "the break" on a Billiards table.
Every subsequent move by the player is based upon that initial shot.
Similarly these races are being played out, with some horses
enduring crucial loss of optimal positioning. And other horses
who are suffering pains from that initial impact, on their joints,
ligaments, and muscles for the entire race,
under jockeys who cannot read the signs of the impact
or are yet powerless to control a frightened animal who's suffering mightily.

this is a pretty great analogy...
I don't think thoroughbreds would be very successful using a rolling gate like the std.breds but certainly the starting gate is a dangerous place where injuries DO occur and it's a place for improvement....I wish I had a workable idea