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Originally Posted by ArlJim78
Really? On the very same day as Timed Squareds race, later in the card was an allowance race for older horses that was run at the same 1 1/16 distance.
Here are the fractions for both races.
Current track record at the distance 1:41.6
25.53 50.35 1:15 1:39.69 1:45.68 Time Squared
24.66 47.88 1:11.8 1:35.91 1:41.94 Rathor
The allowance horses were almost four seconds faster.
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Pace makes the race. Time Squared closed into a glacial pace, which is pretty hard to do most of the time. He was dead last at the quarter while they were poking along ahead of him, still 9th at the 3/4 mark. Closed with a rush to just get up in the last couple of strides. The comments, by the way, say "hopped start, 8 wide lane, driving."
Notice that the time from the 3/4 mark to the finish in each race is comparable - 30.68 sec vs. 30.14 sec. And Time Squared was still a long way back at the 3/4, while Rathor was right up near the lead.
All that said, I still like Great Hunter best.