Ever feel perplexed when handicapping that occasional 7 to 7-1/2f race on dirt or turf? Is it a long sprint or a short route? So did Boal, and decided to do something about it. For three years, he logged the Winning Sires at this bastard distance covering 3,122 races and published 7 to 7-1/2f Sire Rankings. Now for the first time, handicappers can have at their fingertips the only empirical study of its kind providing a "pecking order" of the 394 Winning Sires at 7 to 7-1/2f that gives you unprecedented insight into the likelihood --- or not --- of that Sire producing future Winners at this grueling distance that demands a sustainable cruising speed. So when you're pruning your Pic-3, Pic-4, Pic-5 or Pic-6 ticket ---- and need to drop one more horse to fit your budget - you can easily look up the Sires of all the horses entered in your 7 to 7-1/2f Dirt or Turf race and have an insider's edge on which horses to "consider" eliminating or adding. Ideally this first-of-its-kind handicapping resource will help both beginning and professional handicappers get to to the IRS line more frequently than ever before by using 7 to 7-1/2f Sire Rankings! 74 Pgs. 2014