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Originally Posted by philcski
My good friend Sniper made the great observation that Jazil runs the same every race, :25 quarters like clockwork. So for him, more distance is a good thing... otherwise, I tend to agree with the statement that closers don't necessarily move up at longer distances.
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Handicapping 101. The longer the races, the slower the paces tend to be and the harder it is for closers to win. The shorter the races, the faster the paces and more contested and the more likely u are to see the pace-setters wilt and set it up for a closer.
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