One section of this site has particular emphasis on the importance of race times. I have to disagree with this as sectional times are important to tell you how the race was run, but overall time has no significance whatsoever. Horse races - even 1000 metre races have tactics employed by jockeys and no race is run flat out!
Thus, time for the race is no relection of the ability of the winner.
I do believe that the last 400m of a race can be significant but only when coupled in relation to the other sectional times.

Bill Collins, Damien Oliver, and Bart Cummings have all agreed on this in past.

After all it's not a greyhound race.

Anyone agree / disagree?

[ This Message was edited by: Equine Investor on 2002-06-11 20:06 ]