Rabbit for Mine That Bird?

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

I'll ask it a different way: why would going slower early hurt a horse that's accustomed to running faster on the front end than horses accustomed to running from the rear of the pack, that are closer?

Oh heck.
Maybe because the horses that were held
back were not as good. There have been horses that
are not as good steal races from horses that are better
by doing something really strange...

Being in front till its too late for the others that decided to waddle.


1:15 and a half at six furlongs... cmon.