Originally Posted by
Toohard
Yes but they aren't going flat out at the trials. Usually walk and run. Times??? ... mmmmm times are for clocks. Trials are good to watch because you can sometimes see a horse improve. Might not mean it wins trial and goes 1.52 but if you watch you can see the ones that improve. I know a horse that can reel off 29 quarters like 'clockwork'. That's a 1.56 mile rate. Win you plenty? Nope...unless it gets chance to do that in a race which isn't going to happen very often. Then you get comments "It went 1.56 at trails but couldn't win when they went 1.59". No...coz they went 31 31 29 28 and horse was back in field and can't go any quicker than 29. And then people jump up and down when it does get the chance to do that and wins.
It's all there for punters if they want to look. Got form guide, trial results, videos, times in formguide, etc. Just need to look. On top of that they get 'Change of tactics'. It's all there and it's all free (for trots anyway). More info than ever before and still people complain. Keep public in loop?? Me thinks public is lazy..
QIP ??? For a 2yo still learning? That horse was impressive the other day, not by the time it went overall but by the way it went and the way it beat the rest.... and it came out and won accordingly.