Post by Wendy on May 12, 2012 20:16:34 GMT -5
Post positions are your placements in the gates. They made a HUGE difference.
Theres usually a metting before the race with all the jockeys and trainers, where they sign up for spots. Names are drawn at random. 1st, 2nd and 3rd are horrible and kinda dangerous--many junior devisions don't fill them, before its so easy to get bumbed againts the rail and cause an accident.
4-8 are the pack in a small race. The Pack usually starts from 4 and goes to around 12 in larger ones. It depends on the race.
I've always liked 6, its dead center in most junior races. I didn't get it much, though, since i was the oldest.
Anything past 12 is suicide. 1 and 20 are impossible to win with, almost. If you get 11, and your horse has gate issues, you can kiss winning goodbye if they double load--11 and 1 would get loaded first
Theres usually a metting before the race with all the jockeys and trainers, where they sign up for spots. Names are drawn at random. 1st, 2nd and 3rd are horrible and kinda dangerous--many junior devisions don't fill them, before its so easy to get bumbed againts the rail and cause an accident.
4-8 are the pack in a small race. The Pack usually starts from 4 and goes to around 12 in larger ones. It depends on the race.
I've always liked 6, its dead center in most junior races. I didn't get it much, though, since i was the oldest.
Anything past 12 is suicide. 1 and 20 are impossible to win with, almost. If you get 11, and your horse has gate issues, you can kiss winning goodbye if they double load--11 and 1 would get loaded first
