I'd like to know why Miners Escape is considered a pace factor in this race.He was sitting behind Tone It Down in the Tesio in a slow 48 4/5 and Tone It Down could do no better than 9th place in the early going in the Preakness.
Brave Victory is just as capable of being on the lead in a slow pace as Miners Escape is and has shown in his sprints that he is the second fastest sprinter in the field behind Charitable Man.
That being said Miners Escape is certainly bred for the distance more so than his stablemate so I can't dismiss his chances based on his breeding. I just don't see him as a horse who will provide a meaningful pace.
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