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Originally Posted by Kasept
HB.. Andy crushed, Talismanic & Good Magic in particular. The track was decidedly 'outside'. It's not worth discussing.
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Why is it not worth discussing?
Race 2: winner was in the 2-path the entire race, runner-up was on the inside and only shifted out after getting into trouble on the turn when closing from the back
Juvenile Fillies: Outside flow was best here
FM Sprint: Winner went right up the rail on the turn before pulling out for clear run, third place was on the rail or inside paths the entire race
Sprint: Fairly run race, inside leader was already beaten at the start of the turn, horses in the two paths outside him completed the EX, nothing wider was ever going to challenge them
Juvenile: Euro who had never been on dirt or routing was the inside speed and expectedly faded. Runner-up was the path outside him and the winner took the runner up's cover. Third place and heavily bet fav was "decidely outside" the trip and it didn't help him.
Classic: Inside speed 1-2, horses deeper not a factor
The track played fair. Just because the rail was not golden or overbet faves faded off ridiculous opening quarters does not mean you needed to be outside; just the shape of those races meant closers were better suited, and we know that more often than not closers swoop wide rather than diving up the inside.
But you're right, it's better to discuss some of the bonehead rides we saw. Unique Bella, who's been the speed in only one of her sprints, going 21 4/5 44 1/5. Moonshine Memories, who rated so beautifully in her lone route, unnecessarily being gunned in a sub 23 quarter in a race without much speed on paper.