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Originally Posted by NTamm1215
Speed favoring or not, was anyone going to beat Dearest Trickski when she went 22.83 for the opening quarter? You're talking about one of the speediest fillies on the west coast and she gets away with that kind of quarter. How about Barbecue Eddie getting away with a quarter in 22.72?
Let's not forget that Mast Track didn't exactly burn the track up early eithere. It seemed like a track that favored horses who were close to the pace, but the wire-to-wire winners generally had everything their own way.
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For a week, it's been tough to win on the lead (baby races excluded.) Then, they have Gold Cup day, and everything changes. Takes a day or so for guys to feel comfortable fighting up front again. No, none of the races above are legit, but the Moreno pig coming off the pace Thursday wasn't either. That's the point. They are wasting a lot of precious starts for owners who don't have a shot if the course is against their horse's style on that day. How many starts do you get with thoroughbreds? This isn't harness. They need to respect the fact that owners have a limited number of starts, and can't just piss away starts due to track bias destroying their chances.