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Joe said:

> Their are "formulas" for racing cars designed to make a 
> competitive race for the fans.  
It's also to keep the speeds down.

> > Actually, it's been the rule for Australian endurance for 
> many years, 
> > and the people I spoke with seemed to feel like it is a good 
> system. I 
> > don't know of any hard evidence, but perhaps someone is on the list 
> > from down under.
> > From what I hear the folks from Oz have some good ideas, but if they
> are limiting the speed of some riders I'd have to say that is 
> not one of them.
Their rule is that a novice rider must complete (I think) 3 LD rides with a
speed cap (which isn't all that low, IIRC - maybe 8MPH?), before being
allowed to go as fast as they'd like. The same thing applies when you go to
a higher distance - 3 completed 50's with a cap, then you can go as fast as
you want.

I think they apply the same rule to the horse, regardless of experience
level of rider. I don't think I like that part as much, but the bit about
keeping a rider down to reasonable speed until they have a whopping 3 rides
under their belt doesn't seem too bad to me. 

Hmmm - let's see a show of hands - how many people think it is a good idea
for a rider with less than 3 rides experience to run up front? I don't think
we'll see many who would advise that. How many think it's a smart thing to
run up front on a horse with < 3 rides? I do know people that just don't
bring out a horse until it is in shape to win a 50, but that's exceptional.



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