tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post2903711393489840918..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Why They Lean BackwardsAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-67243038927992994712008-07-22T10:52:00.000-04:002008-07-22T10:52:00.000-04:00Yeah, thanks Alan (and Joe Faraldo) for the explan...Yeah, thanks Alan (and Joe Faraldo) for the explanation. <BR/><BR/>I have no reason to doubt the fairness of the Harness races any more than I do Thoroughbred races at similar purse levels (the lower the purse, the more incentive to try and get an "advantage"), but this makes me feel a little bit better about wagering on them at least on the major circuits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-81237024248422692432008-07-22T08:43:00.000-04:002008-07-22T08:43:00.000-04:00thanks for the clarification.That race the other d...thanks for the clarification.That race the other day was so thrilling and know I appreciate the sport much more. For the casual fan or for someone who knows little about the sport, there is the perception that the races are sometimes "funny". I know as a kid my Dad used to always tell me that Harness racing is different than the flats as it is predetermined who wins. I think he was going on the same theory of everyone else-it always looks like they hold the horses back when they lean backwards.SaratogaSpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05181152277681879529noreply@blogger.com