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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi
An essentially :45 flat 1/2 mile fraction for a 7f race?
As far as Backbackbackgone is concerned, he has never been on the lead in a main track race with a 1/4 mile equal to or faster than the one he saw today. Nonetheless, he stayed within a 1/2 length of the winner down the backside and even made a bid at him before the far turn. He's never looked like a horse that wants anything to do with 7f (or other quality speed for that matter), my guess is that Pete Miller had no other options than to run here aside from tackling his elders.
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Ain't playing that track until more than 1 or 2 horses a race look like they can handle the track. This is the problem with synthetic tracks out here. It's not a front or back bias. It's not a outside/inside bias. It's a case of horses not being able to handle the surface. I don't know why Zensational scratched. Maybe they brought him across town, and he said "no" to that track. From the start of this meet until about say 2 weeks ago, this track was just fine. I remember myself n' Philski saying it was like the old HWD dirt course. I don't know what they did, but it's looking more n' more like the inconsistent Pro-Ride across town. The type of horses who start winning are the very average(but consistent) horses that can handle a track that the majority don't handle. That's what won the Barrera. Just a mediocre horse who could handle a track that the others couldn't handle. Indian Charlie makes weeds. Some flowers, but a lot of very tough weeds.