Big Venezuela: Returning To Sprints With Off Pace Trip To Improve.

While the outside is usually the faster part of the track, it is tough as a frontrunner to win with a five wide trip even with no pace pressure. This gelding has now set the pace in his last four dirt routes and the best he could finish was 3rd as he did today. He was 2nd in his last two sprints with a tracking trip and saving more ground early could help him show more stick in the late stages. Maybe the return to sprinting with an off the pace trip will help him move forward.

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Big Venezuela’s Race Information

Race Date:  February 18, 2023 Track:  Aqueduct Race #:  9
Distance:  8 Furlongs Conditions: starter allowance Surface: Dirt
Trainer:  Bruno Tessore Jockey:  Gherson (Jason) Huayas Track Condition:  FAST
Trouble Notes:  in hand 5p, 3w turn, set down 5w uppr, yielded, ran on Track Variant:  -2
Finish Position: 3rd Win Payout:  0 Place: Payout:  0 Show Payout:  $ 3.30

Race Replay

Big Venezuela – Aqueduct –  February 18, 2023

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Big Venezuela Performance Figures Earned

Race Condition Pars Big Venezuela Figures Earned
Race Class Level:  140 Running Style In Race:  Mid Pack Runner
Final Time Rating Par: 150 Final Time Rating: 119
CPR Race Par:  146 CPR Earned In Race: 112
Fast Fig Race Par:  122 Fast Fig In Race:
Key Race Winners: 0 Running Style In Race:   Mid Pack Runner
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Generally horses that are on the Horses To Watch list ran into unexpected trouble, bad luck, and/or didn’t run the race we believe Big Venezuela was cabable of.  We expected that if Big Venezuela gets a good trip in their next start than we should see an improvement in Big Venezuela performance figures.  Use the performance figures earned in Big Venezuela last race (listed above) and compare them to the field and pars of Big Venezuela next start.  If Big Venezuela appears to have earned higher performance figures in the last race when running into trouble  as compared to the rest of the field’s expected perfomance in the upcoming race than there is a good chance that Big Venezuela will dominate the race.

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