Slowest pace race I've ever seen

[mbahadur]

Originally Posted by golfer

http://www1.drf.com/drfPDFChartRaces...20110129&RN=10

If these fractions are correct, cheap harness horses routinely run opening half miles faster than this. So how did the horse on the front end, Caminadora, not only lose, but run dead last?

No real point to this, I'm just mad I was foolish enough to bet Caminadora

Here is what Marcus Hersh of DRF had to say about the fractions:
http://www.drf.com/news/risen-star-n...allenge-machen

Forest Uproar on Saturday ran the slowest 1 1/16-mile race you may ever see in North America – and in so doing became a stakes winner.

A complete pace void in the Marie Krantz Handicap on turf led to a glacial pace, with early leader Caminadora, who usually is a deep closer, setting splits of 28.65 seconds for the opening quarter-mile and 55.85 for the half. Forest Uproar tracked the pacesetter, took over in the stretch, and won the Krantz by three lengths, running 1 1/16 miles miles in 1:51.30, which would be a modest time for a 1 1/8-mile race.