Pedigree Query

And, even if unintendedly, this raises another issue: Did you see the first race at Belmont yesterday? The first horse to cross the wire - the #1 horse - was disqualified and placed second for drifting out and impeding the second horse, #3; yet about a 16th of a mile before that the #1 had ducked in...

Well notice that every finishing position means something, to both the owners and the jockeys. Has this ever been tried before - at any track? Among other things, this format might make stamina more valuable than speed, since longshot closers will usually beat a few horses to the wire while overmatc...

The different ways the various tracks have distributed their purses has always been a fascinating subject to me for some reason - and as a result, I have come up with what I believe to be an innovative new method for doing both that and the related subject of determining jockeys' fees. Division of P...

Presque Isle Downs isn't the only track at which the winner's share of the purse is a hot issue right now.

The Northern California tracks have just changed their purse-division format, awarding 60% to their winners, instead of the previous 55%:

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