tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post4870453770240767932..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Speed Rules, AgainAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-68190829520176647542014-02-25T07:36:57.254-05:002014-02-25T07:36:57.254-05:00Found it interesting that Top Billing is co- ML fa...Found it interesting that Top Billing is co- ML favorite in this weekends Future Wager, while the two horses that finished well in front of him are considerably longer priced.<br /><br />Clearly no one is fooled (if in fact Top Billing is as good as his hype). <br /><br />I wonder how Top Billing's race would have been reported 50 years ago? <br /><br />As a disappointment, with the newspaper reported typing furiously about the incredible performance of the front running victor while chomping on his cigar?<br /><br />Or were they not as naïve back then as we suspect?Figlessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-40260000599307378482014-02-25T07:30:06.128-05:002014-02-25T07:30:06.128-05:00From your advanced figs at TimeformUSA are you abl...From your advanced figs at TimeformUSA are you able to quantify for certain, based on variant (or your equivalent thereof) how much these tracks are juiced on big race days?<br /><br />For instance, does an open MSW race go one full second faster on a big race Saturday?<br /><br />An explanation of why these tracks favor front runners when juiced is a more difficult question I suspect.<br /><br />I suppose I am asking what exactly they are doing to create the front running fast track?<br /><br />I believe the bias is real, just seeking some hard facts to back it up.Figlessnoreply@blogger.com