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Originally Posted by Gander
The thing that concerns me about Z Fortune is why couldnt he get by a tiring Gayego in the Ark Derby? He had every chance too and still couldnt even make the finish close.
He'll have more to deal with than just getting by Gayego.
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Here are the splits for the race:
22.71 23.90 24.48 25.86 12.68
The last 1/8th projects to a 25.36 quarter
so, Gayego actually picked it up a bit late (relative to the mile split)
and the only other horse to make a move in the race, Indian Sun, was almost even with Z Fortune at the 6F mark but then backed up significantly in relation to him late ; and, of course, the only other horse that ran EARLY finished 3rd.
so maybe Gayego wasn't tiring as bad as you'd like to think; or, something was holding these horses together late
Not to say that I'm a Z Fortune supporter; just telling it like it is