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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
As for Alexander Tango....I could argue both sides. However, since I have problems with turf speed figures, and think trips and come home times are of the utmost importance, I tend to think she ran exceptionally well. It's almost as though she was in a different race than everyone else. While the leaders were dawdling along on the front end, she was last, and wide all the way around. Yet, against all logic, she mowed them down, getting her final three furlongs in roughly 33 3/5 while racing wide. Pretty impressive if you ask me. It's not as though anyone else gained any perceptable ground in the race.
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In fact, the race was run in a typical Euro style - slow early and fast late. It remains to be seen if she can close as well vs. a more typical US pace. Don't get me wrong, I loved Alexander Tango last out - I picked her in the in the Race-of-the-Day contest. But she probably won't get a Euro scenario this time and she is unproven closing into a stronger pace. Class and distance are no problem, however.