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Title: Wednesday 7th @ Belmont
Post by: philywheel on July 06, 2015, 03:02:56 PM
Belmont 7th race JULY 8
Just a quickie, How come Ice cutter has the Same TG figure in his last 2 races (BOTH 6)? , when he ran so much better in his previous race when he closed . His time was was almost a full second faster in his previous race. Track variant was similar
thanks
Title: Re: Wednesday 7th @ Belmont
Post by: barn rabbit on July 07, 2015, 05:04:52 PM
Good question. You\'d think the number 2 back would be better given the wide trip and the more outside post. My guess is their variant isn\'t what you think it is. The last race was ridden up front and the other from behind, could that have anything to do with it?  Only a 3 length difference soo...? I hope somebody answers your question.
Title: Re: Wednesday 7th @ Belmont
Post by: elkurzhal on July 08, 2015, 09:17:35 AM
The last race did get the !, which usually comes out for wide trips, but occasionally for a race that TG has a lot faster than it appears.
Title: Re: Wednesday 7th @ Belmont
Post by: TGJB on July 08, 2015, 09:53:17 AM
Don\'t know what \"better\" means, and don\'t know whose variant you used, but it wasn\'t ours. Track was 4 points slower for the second one, despite adding a lot relative to the other two dirt races on the day.
Title: Re: Wednesday 7th @ Belmont
Post by: philywheel on July 08, 2015, 01:07:39 PM
Better means faster, used the Racing forms variant (23 and 24)

Thanks
Title: Re: Wednesday 7th @ Belmont
Post by: philywheel on July 08, 2015, 01:29:44 PM
I knew he would win

Hope you all had him
Title: Re: Wednesday 7th @ Belmont
Post by: eljayar52 on July 08, 2015, 03:54:40 PM
....and the board was speechless. Wow! I had no idea the DRF variant was so powerful.