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Originally Posted by King Glorious
I feel that any horse worth their weight in salt should be able to finish in 36 if they've been allowed to go the first 6f in 1:14 and change. He didn't use any energy at all early so by rights, he should have had plenty left. By the way, the difference in the final 3f of the two races is not as pronounced as you describe it here. There wasn't a three-second difference in the two races.
Remsen
Old Fashioned led through 6f in 1:14.18 and finished in 1:50.33 for a final 3f of 36.15
Demoiselle
Springside was last through 6f in 1:12.65 (about 6 3/4 lengths back for an approximate time of 1:13.73 using .16 per beaten length) and finished in 1:51.71 for a final 3f in 37.98
That's a difference of 1.83 seconds, not the three you suggested.
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Your math is correct, I was referring to the :39 difference between the calls. Springside is obviously the only one that did any running at the end.
So by the way, she ran 6F in only 2 lengths faster than OF and finished 11 lengths slower. I guess she's not worth her weight in salt.