Giacomo is an honest, hard-trying horse but he is dreadfully one-paced. He doesn't quicken to run past horses, he must depend on them to get tired in front of him. He can win if and only if (in math we abbreviate that as iff) there is a really fast pace in front. Like in last year's Pacific Classic, that had those insane fractions (and demonstrated loads of Lava Man's intestinal fortitude). If you can project such a pace in this race, he's in the mix.
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