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“Track bias” . . . a true believer has his say
IT’S CONFUSING – BUT IT DOES EXIST
Track bias means many things to many people in racing. Even various commentators and racecallers seem to have their own ideas of what does, and what does not, constitute track bias, so a few words of explanation early in this article would be helpful.The Macquarie Concise Dictionary (2002) has a number of explanations, but perhaps these four might be closest to describing track bias in its most meaningful terms to the racing industry and punters in general.
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Does it really exist
THE MYSTERY OF TRACK BIAS
Track bias is without doubt one of the most hotly debated issues in racing. It’s a dubious and tantalising mystery.If you believe in, and faithfully factor in track bias in your formwork, week in and week out, it may come as a surprise that some people think it is just a figment of the imagination. In fact, I submit that there is almost no such thing as track bias. Most of it is in the punter’s mind and language use.
Track bias is an expression that didn’t exist in Australian track language two to three decades ago.
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EDUCATING THE PUNTER
This month's article is on the influence of the "track bias" and barriers and how they may affect a horse's chances of winning. The article was written by the late George Tafe and is part of a booklet he wrote called Winning Form.THE TRACK BIAS
On any particular day there will be a Track Bias in operation.
