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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord
He went 3.80 seconds faster than the split heat.
So, had he run in the other open MSW division for males that day -- he would have won that race by 20+ lengths as well.
That's by far the fastest Mountaineer Park debuter I ever recall ... but it looks like the inside-speed friendly nature of the track that day flattered him. He didn't even break all that well -- and a horse who had been 2nd in a MCL 25K at Tampa this winter was used up trying to hook. Bias aided or not -- still tremendously impressive for that level. The fact that he was wrapped up with the ears pricked isn't a big deal to me. The horse was sprinting home and it's doubtful he could have gone any faster. That's normally a pretty slow track down there.
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He didn't run particularly fast early, so the 96 isn't likely to be repeated unless he is a total freak. This is what I gave the race on a Beyer scale:
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04/30/2012 5 79 80 97
So, yes, he flew home, but any good horse would have also given those numbers early.