>>535674985
>but it seems like there are less upsets than on turf which is a bit boring, the horses who break ahead early on are much more likely to actually keep that position until the race as opposed to turf
>>535675036
>Dirt racing heavily favors front-runners, no?
Now I can't claim to know be an aficionado that knows American Horse racing history, but I did a quick Youtube search of this year's Triple Crown in 2025 and it doesn't seem to look like the Front Runner always comes out on top of the race.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqrDJmmh1AA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twsq2ydLIZk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wPDqkdlcIA