Osulldj,

What does your name mean?

Your comments were very interesting. I have read that most Americans who use these types of ratings have had great success on dirt, but have struggled badly on turf.

In Australia, a lot of races tend to be slowly run. Only when you get top notch speed horses, are they truly run. That's why leaders tend to dominate the winners circle.

According to one American I have read, he says horses that run fairly even times - around 50% for both sections tend to do well on turf. Do you agree with this or not????
Your opinion would be much appreciated!

I believe that a lot of Sunline's success is due to her running strong sectionals thru the middle of the race from the 1000m to 200m. Most horses can't keep up with her, however horses like Northerly can match her during these sections and finish stronger.

That being the case, if you looked at what horses can achieve in the 1000m to 200m mark you would be able to identify the winning chances. Does anyone know where this type of info can be obtained? Clockers would have this type of data wouldn't they?