Running downhill & drifting out

[shanahan]

I might just shed a note on the \"running downhill\" - it was during the 1st segment of Byk\'s show last Wednesday (possibly Thursday, but pretty sure Wednesday) a guest said that the track is slightly uphill going into the first turn and downhill off the final turn.  I ignored it thinking it was just an oddity, or perhaps they were all like that to some tiny degree...but who cared?  Apparently, quite a lot of people.  Just FWIW & where that might all have come from.

Second point - MM drifted out noticeably, but haven\'t seen any comments on that.  Thoughts?

[what about bob]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqOYtHbW8vg

At about 3:04 of the video, MM is stopping to turn around and trips/stumbles.  JOckey looks back like he\'s looking for a hole or something on the track. Could be a tired horse or could mean absolutely nothing.  Makes me a little uncomfortable, especially with the bearing out.  But I\'m certainly no expert.

[Flighted Iron]

I\'ve seen horses late to change leads and seen em not change leads, however I\'ve never seen one change leads that soon. Who knows?