Thought a bit of house-keeping was in order to try and keep your questions in one thread and not scattered all over the place.
Today's question:
Q: How can l tell if a horse is a sprinter or a router ?
A. I assume you mean if you can tell from workouts? I cannot emphasize enough that workouts are only rough guides. My best guide is the first 2f of a horse's workout. I use the following bench times to give me an idea what the horse is capable of.
22.0 or less: Definitely a sprinter probably 4f-5f best distance.
22.0-22.20: Sprint capable. 5f-7f.
22.20-22.40 Getting towards a middle distance runner 6f-9f
22.40-22.60 8f-10f
22.60+ Long router 10f-11f.
Please note the above are for the push instruction. Also note that 12f isn't listed, that is because you should never push over this distance. I can't remember ever having a horse that won on the push instruction at this distance.
Races are won and lost with the instructions. Doesn't matter how good a horse is, if he has the wrong instruction he will struggle even against mediocre opposition. We will get into this in the near future in great depth because in my mind, knowing how to use the instructions without knowing anything else will lift your win percentage alone.
Today's question:
Q: How can l tell if a horse is a sprinter or a router ?
A. I assume you mean if you can tell from workouts? I cannot emphasize enough that workouts are only rough guides. My best guide is the first 2f of a horse's workout. I use the following bench times to give me an idea what the horse is capable of.
22.0 or less: Definitely a sprinter probably 4f-5f best distance.
22.0-22.20: Sprint capable. 5f-7f.
22.20-22.40 Getting towards a middle distance runner 6f-9f
22.40-22.60 8f-10f
22.60+ Long router 10f-11f.
Please note the above are for the push instruction. Also note that 12f isn't listed, that is because you should never push over this distance. I can't remember ever having a horse that won on the push instruction at this distance.
Races are won and lost with the instructions. Doesn't matter how good a horse is, if he has the wrong instruction he will struggle even against mediocre opposition. We will get into this in the near future in great depth because in my mind, knowing how to use the instructions without knowing anything else will lift your win percentage alone.
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