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Old 03-11-2010, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
While there is a runup in the afternoon it isnt the same deal. Sometimes you start slower from the pole than you would if the horse broke from the gate. Sometimes the opposite. I have seen horses with workouts listed as 1/2 mile run off long before the "official" timing starts.

As I sit here in the car watching the track here turn from tight to pretty heavy because of rain the conditions at 6:30 are going to be completely different than 8:30

The difference in riders is another that I should have put as well. There is a big difference between a 140 lb ex rider and a jockey.
Yeah .... it's obviously extremely tough to trust stuff. That is for sure.

Workout time is something I never pay attention to at all... but I'm strangly enjoying trying to figure out who's might have been most impressive. I remember swearing Candy Ride's were bogus before the Pac Classic because of how slow the track was that meet.
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