Question, What is Steadied Repeatedly?

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

It varies from horse to horse and situation to situation ...

... some horses relax when they're steadied and have more energy left for the final drive ... while ...

... while other horses get frightened or frustrated and waste energy when steadied ... then have nothing left.

Sometimes the same horse will react differently from race to race. Unfortunately ... you can only discern this after the race ... not before.

BB,
I totally agree. Each situation is different, as is each horse.
If it's a 2yo running so green vs a 4yo that can't find the hole, you just need to know whether you're comparing apples with apples or apples with oranges.
DTS