Need Help Understanding

[BigBlue]

This bugs me. I just watched a replay of the second race at Aqueduct today. #5 unseated the rider and proceeded around the track in superb fashion.

I've been at this game a few years now. Is it real or is it my imagination that the rider-less horse always seems to do well. Am I imagining that or does it really happen. And if it really happens, then what explains that? Is a jockey's weight really that important because I tend to ignore it totally in my play. I wonder if my handicapping would improve if we ran the ponies like the puppies.

I don't know. Probably just venting here but I've always wondered about this.

Thanks.