Racing · The DiagnosisPublished · 2026-07-21
The Diagnosis
DARK STRATUM won at Taree from 3 of 6 in the market
DARK STRATUM won at Taree. What the run was actually worth.
THE BACK PAGE · the run over the result · ACTUAL SPORTS MEDIA
DARK STRATUM won race 3 at Taree on Heavy 8 over 1412m, averaging 16.01 m/s. That is the result. The run is what follows — the same performance measured against every population that gives it meaning.
| The run, measured against |
|---|
| faster than 75% of everything clocked at this trip and going |
| faster than 17% of Jean Van Overmeire's rides |
| faster than 31% of Samantha McGuren's runners |
| faster than 44% of everything clocked at the track |
| started 3 of 6 in the market at $5.0 |
| 2 of 3 experts were on it |
Read down that list and the win either grows or shrinks. That is the whole point: the race says where they finished, the clock says how fast they actually went, and only one of those two survives contact with the next start.
Evidence Actual Sport IntelligencePublished 2026-07-21Partial horse, field withheld — the evidence didn't support it
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