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Hey Brenno, I was reminded of this discussion when I read about New formula used for Meadowlands Pace final post position draw

https://ustrottingnews.com/new-formu...position-draw/

It is an attempt to make the heats more competitive without necessarily making the winners morals in the final
That seems more palatable.

It reduces the unfair advantage of picking gate 1. It minimises the harm of a bad draw & thus result in the heat then affecting you in the final.

I think this makes the finals more exciting races. Rather than one fave drawn good and one drawn bad they will likely be relatively close to each other.

I think it could work great for one row racing. As for two row racing it becomes a bit murky with preferring SR1 or SR2 compared to FR5 - FR8. Ladies In Red/Bondi Lockdown might be ok with FR6 but bristle at SR1, but Blitzern may have been the opposite. I think that would be the biggest 'barrier' of this idea.