5wide
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May 6, 2024 22:01:56 GMT -5
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Post by 5wide on May 6, 2024 22:01:56 GMT -5
This has to to with the Rest of the world. I think the US is the only country that has it right. Why are post positions and program #'s different. Really why ?
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Post by merasmag on May 6, 2024 22:04:01 GMT -5
becuz they do their draws differently?
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May 6, 2024 22:19:55 GMT -5
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Post by cherokeescot on May 6, 2024 22:19:55 GMT -5
Speaking for the European contingent, we have lots of handicap races with horses carrying in some cases vastly different weights. So the top weight has always been allocated racecard #1 and so on to the bottom weight who might be #30 or even higher . After that there is a draw for post position similar to what happens in the US.
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5wide
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Post by 5wide on May 7, 2024 11:19:18 GMT -5
Speaking for the European contingent, we have lots of handicap races with horses carrying in some cases vastly different weights. So the top weight has always been allocated racecard #1 and so on to the bottom weight who might be #30 or even higher . After that there is a draw for post position similar to what happens in the US. So, once the entries are closed the program #'s are assigned by weight. I can see that for the Handicaps, but what about the 2000 guineas for example. Or say 3 horses all have the top or same weight , how do they decide ? Seems better to not have program #'s until the post positions are drawn imho. Rant over.
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Post by cherokeescot on May 7, 2024 11:48:39 GMT -5
Here is the big race tomorrow. All the same weight. Program number in alphabetical order. Post position in parentheses after the program number .
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5wide
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Post by 5wide on May 7, 2024 12:06:18 GMT -5
Thanks, my problem is that I always forget and after the race starts I'm scrambling to find my horse.
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Post by eye123 on May 7, 2024 15:22:18 GMT -5
Thanks, my problem is that I always forget and after the race starts I'm scrambling to find my horse. Not if this guy is your horse
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