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Originally Posted by the_fat_man
I'm puzzled about something. Typically, I've thought as slow paced races favoring those on the lead. And, we see countless examples of this, especially on the turf. But in this race they went 6-3-4-2-5-1 (qtr positions) and 6-4-3-2-5-1 (half positions) around the track. So, where does the 'slow pace' part come in?  |
I'd call a 25.1 quarter and a 49.1 half a "slow pace" in light of the distance, the caliber of fillies involved, and the condition (pretty hard) of the course. Obviously, the final part of the race was very quick, with the "lead's" last 5/16 of a mile completed in a shade over 28 seconds.