Circular Quay

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Not sure what race the fat man was watching, but CQ was on his right lead going down the backstretch. He switched exiting the final turn (I'm assuming he meant the final turn and not the first turn as he was SUPPOSED to be on his left lead around the first turn. )

If you look at the run to the 1st turn again, you might just notice that while the others are righty, the RUNT is lefty. Of course, the horse would be lefty on the turn (though I've seen TWO exceptions in the past year). And there are times, believe it or not, that horses are LEFTY on the backstretch. Happens alot in turf sprints, for example.

So, assuming, if I were looking for an excuse, that the RUNT took the 1st turn lefty and REMAINED lefty on the backstretch and 2nd turn, I'd upgrade his performance (as he'd have run 3/4 of the race lefty).

Clearer?