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L’une des plus grandes erreurs que les gens commettent lors de l’évaluation des chevaux de course est de trop mettre l’accent sur le temps. Un mille en 1:51 un soir d’été à Mohawk, sans jamais quitter « la rail » dans une course qui a des fractions rapides, ne signifie pas nécessairement grand-chose si le cheval n’a pas « scoré », s’il n’a pas été pris à l’extérieur (parké) à un moment donné, ou s’il n’a pas été obligé d’aller à la guerre.

One of the biggest mistakes that people make when evaluating racehorses is to place too much emphasis on time. A 1:51 mile on a summer night at Mohawk, when never leaving the rail in a race that has fast fractions, doesn’t necessarily mean that much if the horse wasn’t asked to leave hard, park out at some point, or do any real work. Quite often, when down a class the following week and asked to actually race a little, you’ll see the same horse get beat at low odds in 1:53 or slower.

In racing, it’s all about who you can beat and who you can’t.

When does time matter?