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Originally Posted by Kasept
Instead of wasting breath talking about what didn't happen in this fabulous race, why not spend a few minutes analyzing the chart and figure out what DID happen:
http://www.drf.com/drfPDFChartRacesI...20070519&RN=12
Because when you do, you'll discover a pair of real racehorse performances..
When they came together at the head of the stretch, Street Sense had made up 12 lengths in a quarter mile.. a :22.4-:23.0 move.. Maybe it will occur to the 'hung' crowd why he 'didn't finish'.. And Curlin himself made up 9 lengths going the same quarter in :23.3.. (Before that, he had made the third quarter in :23.1...)
And neither stopped running for the next 3.75 of a mile.. THEY FINISHED IN :18.4 a head apart... Street Sense in :41.4 and Curlin in :42.2...
This was a throwback race with two unbelievable efforts.. What we pray for in this game.. |
That "hung crowd" includes Street Sense's jockey.
I agree though, a terrific race with a disappointing (to the fan in me) result.