
E12 - World Leading Sectional Data Expert & Racing Analyst
Business of Betting Podcast
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The Importance of Speed in Horse Racing
The most critical point is understanding the profile of the horse first. And is it a horse that appreciates fast or slow run races? What is his surge in terms of his sprinting capacity? Does he have a dynamic turn of foot over any given two or 400 metres or does he have dynamic turn of speed like a Chautac who can sustain a brilliant burst of speed probably at an absolute elite level for the first 600 metres and then has a sustained rhythm for probably another additional 200 metres after that. So pace with race shape, play the big roles and the surges. The other thing is, and this has been around for as long as I've ever known, it's the bias of
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