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					Originally Posted by ArlJim78
					
				 totally disagree, very soft pace set up things well for Lava Man, and gave APX a shot. Any type of honest pace and its another story.
 not saying Lava man doesn't have guts, he does. but I sorta look at it like he is the best of a so-so bunch out there.
 
 who were the quality horses in that field?
 
 as bad as the Suburban field was I think it had better quality. no claimers. with a wimpy pace like that fairbanks would have wired that field. 2:00.5 final time in the Suburban versus 2:03 and change in the Gold cup. hmmm.
 
 and people are always totally stumped why Lava Man doesn't win when he travels. it's not that complicated.
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 I agree.A grade 1 with claimers?It happens all the time in Cal. Crap Fields.Crap racing.Business As usual from Cal.