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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
CJ had the pace figure blisteringly fast for the Derby...and that 3rd quarter you speak of was factored into the figure.
If that 3rd quarter helped Hard Spun so much, wouldn't it also have helped the horses who stalked his pace from the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th? They all finished a mile up the track.
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Actually most of the stalkers were headed backwards by then given that horses like Teuflesberg, Stormello, and Cowtown Cat really had no chance. After the quarter that I spoke of the first four horses were:
Hard Spun-Sedgefield-Street Sense-Any Given Saturday-Nobiz Like Shobiz. That quarter basically allowed Street Sense to make that big move around the turn and get right into contention.
I am not interested in debating whether the pace in the Derby was hot, because we can both agree that it was, whether there was a slow quarter in there or not. However, our opinions differ significantly on Hard Spun's future (in)ability to win a 1 1/4 mile race against the upper echelon.
NT