I have been debating how to treat races featuring Maiden Watch "graduates." Since they are no longer maidens, do they belong in this space? Plus, the type of analysis that I do is more appropriate for unraced and lightly raced horses where there is little or no past performance information. It is not...

Persian got out of the gate well and raced near the front for a bit before tiring. It was encouraging that he remained in fourth and didn't fall back farther. The winner was the top-seller from the race, Segal who started a bit slowly but soon took the lead. He then drew off like a horse with a promising...