Sprint races and bouncing

[kev]

Ok I\'ve always heard that sprints bounce more than routers. What does that really mean. For example:

You have horse A and horse B, and we know that horses tend to bounce off tops, only time they might not is a 3yr just pasting their 2yr best and lets say thats what both of these horses have done.
They both have tops of say 8.2 for their 2yr top, and say they just ran a 7.3 in their last.
1. Horse A just ran his 7.3 in a 6F race and now is running in a 8.5F race today.
2. Horse B just ran his 7.3 at 8.5F and now is running at 6F today.
Who would have the greater change of backing up??? Is it the running of the sprint that does them in or the day that they run in the sprint??? I hope I made my self clear on this topic.  Thanks............

[nicely nicely]

kev wrote:

> Ok I\'ve always heard that sprints bounce more than routers.
> What does that really mean. For example:

Your example is more a \'condition\' and development question than a question regarding what type of horse is more susceptible to a bounce - sprinter or router.

As to your actual \'bounce\' question -sprinters tend to be more fragile and react more often to big efforts.  Routers tend to be more consistent and capable of holding form for a longer period.

[jbelfior]

Nicely Nicely---

Sprinters may indeed be more fragile; however I believe it has more to due with the sprinters running harder from gate to wire than the routers.

To go a step further, I would think that off the pace sprinters (e.g. an ALDEBAREN type) would not have the same tendency to bounce as much as say a SHAKE THE DICE type. You could argue the same for a router; would a PUZZLEMENT or an IRON DEPUTY tend to bounce more?


Good Luck,
joe B.

I think part of the reason front runners seem like they bounce more often is that they occasionally get caught in speed duels or get outrun by other speed horses after a race in which they earned a huge figure on an easy lead on the front end.



Post Edited (12-04-03 17:37)