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Originally Posted by cakes44
The PVal of 5 years ago would have been a 35% winner at the Fairgrounds. However, it appears his skills have diminished significantly in the time he was suspended. He'll still be the best speed rider they've got there, but that stretch negates that strength somewhat.
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According to this columnist (with some stats to back up his opinion), the Fairgrounds is not especially favorable to closers, at least for shorter one-turn races, and there is a marked bias towards early speed:
http://www.tsnhorse.com/cgi-bin/edit...e.cgi?id=13387