Jerry mentioned the turf rail possibly being dead , and after watching the replay a few times of the derby, every horse that was on or near the rail from the 1/2 mile pole to the wire either stopped running or looked like they were running on quick sand.
I think the \"He did not handle the surface\" excuse is used way to often, but being on the inside part of the track looked like a major dis-advantage.
So the question for the TG team , if there was a severe bias and being wide was the place to be, is the adjustment for being wide on the turns the same?
I’ll just say this for now. I finished Friday, and from the point where they sealed the track on, there was a dead rail.
Still working on Saturday, which is one of the toughest big race days I’ve ever had to deal with. Taking a close look at rails on both dirt and grass.
You don’t use the horses that raced on a dead rail to make variants. Which reduces the usable data.
TGJB- for the main track rail I am very interested to see what fig you assign to Burnham Square. Rail aside, do you account for troubled trips?
I hope you give him a solid 6 or 7! ðŸ˜,, Because those of us with eyes to see, will make some hay from that in his next out!
Biggest display of rail bias was the Churchill downs sprint IMO.
Banishing was coming with a head of steam Ortiz brought him inside and his momentum completely changed.
Allowing Mindframe to get up.