When a Wide Trip Leads to a Winning Effort
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Trip handicapping is one of the more popular handicapping tools, yet it has many facets. There are numerous things to look for in a race that can point out a horse who will exit that race and then turn in either an equally good or better performance next time.
One involves wide trips.
Think about it. If Horse A hugs the rail every step of the way and wins by a nose over Horse B, who races four paths wide the entire way, then it’s rather logical to assume Horse B turned in a better effort because of all of the ground it lost.