I just watched Wood day races again. Is it possible that the middle of track was the best part of the track for the Wood? The 3 top place finishers were the 3 widest into the stretch.
This hypothesis seemed to be true for the 9th and 10th (Wood) races and a few other races. However, there are also plenty of races where the inside horses did well in the stretch. Maybe the wind dried out the inside part for a few races? Anyone else thought about this?