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BITS OP TURF WISDOM Old Timer says, "The distance a horse is beaten is not always a reliable criterion, for he may have been out of his class, short, eased at the finish, or had bad racing luck, such as interference or a bad start. If no reason can be given for a bad defeat, throw out the race. "figure only on the best recent races, taking those run at the same distances, or nearest distances, excepting only those thrown out. "Remember, horses are like human beings v and not machines, but like men have their individual peculiarities or dispositions, their good and bad days. "Quick beginners, bad actors and nervous horses are usually unreliable in long distance races. Slow beginners and long-striding horses are generally best over a route. "Veteran racers, those favoring a route as well as those afflicted with rheumatism are benefited by long delays at the post, while the opposite is true of heavy-weighted, nervous and young horses."
