Travers Field

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

So are you saying that pace has nothing to do with the outcome of a race?

Contested pace does. Not a cheap horse with no chance that is just going to go out there winging. If u were on one of the contenders, would u feel the need to go out there with him or just run your race and do what u normally do? No matter what the pace, the race is going to run between 2:01 and 2:03 more than likely. So why push your horse to run a 45 half just to keep up with a horse that's got no shot? If Kip was a horse that could be a threat to steal it, that would be different. But he's not so any trainer or jockey with any sense will know not to change their strategy because of him.