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Horses moving through outside paths on the turn cover more ground, but also are on a less severe radius which may suit some horses more than others.  Banking might come into play as well as the general tendency of traffic to be denser closer to the rail.  None of this seems measurable from a figure standpoint.  I typically will watch a lot of replays to \'fine tune\' interpretations of the numbers, especially on days like the Derby.