fun160
12-25-2005, 09:49 AM
I've begun studying the ponies and have noticed an odd disparity regarding harness racing post position bias.
On some tracks, such as Saratoga (http://www.saratogaraceway.com/postpositionstatistics.cfm?id=109&pid=90), there is a straight line for the post position statistics--the farther inside you are, the better the win percentage. At many (most?) tracks, the 5th post position seems to have the advantage, often better than the 1 position.
What accounts for this disparity? Are there two (or more) different starting procedures?
On some tracks, such as Saratoga (http://www.saratogaraceway.com/postpositionstatistics.cfm?id=109&pid=90), there is a straight line for the post position statistics--the farther inside you are, the better the win percentage. At many (most?) tracks, the 5th post position seems to have the advantage, often better than the 1 position.
What accounts for this disparity? Are there two (or more) different starting procedures?