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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
OK, deep breaths everyone, instead of the usual reacting without thinking, why don't you think about why Curlin got a seemingly low number ( considering his obvious talents ). Any chance the dawdling pace played a role in this?
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I don't think the pace was that much of a factor in Curlin not being able to run to his best form.
Mambo in Seattle rallied from 7th to win an 8.5 furlong ALW race with a 96 Beyer earlier on in the card - closing into fractions of 25.65 and 49.72 in a race void of pace.
All the other two turn dirt route races all featured pokey fractions as well. You don't exactly have to do much to beat horses like Einstein and Grasshopper on the dirt.
I had a hunch that they would split the variant in the 8.5 furlong races and 9 furlong races - but they didn't.