I got that you were ok with the BSF, just all the rest of your post was
As Rolli pointed out, it was a horrendous race, with four 2yo's that either can't sprint or don't take to cushion and Empire Way, who appears as though he might like a bit more distance, though not nearly as conclusively, as he was similarly plagued by distance / surface - just not a badly.
The real question is...considering they walked the first quarter and crawled the rest of the way...What sort of conclusions could anyone really take away from from that race?