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[DaTruth]

In Tiznow's Classic at CD, the half was in 47 2/5. The remaining splits were
24 3/5, 24, 24 3/5.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

In Tiznow's Classic at CD, the half was in 47 2/5. The remaining splits were
24 3/5, 24, 24 3/5.

Being MOTO as hell - but the 24 flat 4th quarter there is a great indication that the speed was still strong after six furlongs.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Being MOTO as hell - but the 24 flat 4th quarter there is a great indication that the speed was still strong after six furlongs.

Yeah but the track was lightning that day. Chiluki set a track record and I think kona gold did as well.

The splits in the classic were slow. No?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

The splits in the classic were slow. No?

10fs at CD is a distance where I don't have pars to make a pace figure - it's not a commonly run distance.

But yeah, the 2000 Classic pace was certainly a lot slower than this years.

The 4th quarter fraction is often a pretty good tell in races at that distance. That's the part of the race where stretch runners need to start making up considerable ground. It's a hell of a lot easier a task for stretch runners when that 4th quarter is in 26 flat - when it's in 24 flat - they better have a rocket up their ass.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

The 4th quarter fraction is often a pretty good tell in races at that distance. That's the part of the race where stretch runners need to start making up considerable ground. It's a hell of a lot easier a task for stretch runners when that 4th quarter is in 26 flat - when it's in 24 flat - they better have a rocket up their ass.

Captain Steve almost had that rocket in Tiznow's Classic.

In Awesome Again's Classic, the opening half went in 47 3/5. The remaining splits were 24 2/5, 25 1/5, 24 4/5. Awesome Again was 7th by 3-3/4 at the quarter pole.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

Captain Steve almost had that rocket in Tiznow's Classic.

In Awesome Again's Classic, the opening half went in 47 3/5. The remaining splits were 24 2/5, 25 1/5, 24 4/5. Awesome Again was 7th by 3-3/4 at the quarter pole.

There was an incredible bias toward speed in tiznow's classic. No way captain Steve would get by him either way but especially not on that track that day.

In 98 the track was much more fair and slower.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

There was an incredible bias toward speed in tiznow's classic. No way captain Steve would get by him either way but especially not on that track that day.

In 98 the track was much more fair and slower.

Captain Steve was a pretty underrated horse. He was a VERY good 2-year-old ... for whatever reason the first half of his 3yo season was weak ... but he really turned the corner in the second half of his 3yo season season through his easy Dubai World Cup win.

He could have easily given Tiznow all he wanted in a fairly run race.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

Captain Steve almost had that rocket in Tiznow's Classic.

Look at the surrounding races in Captain Steve's form ... and you'll see the Classic wasn't a good race for him speed figure wise.

Certainly, he ran a super race in the Classic that year .. but the pace did hinder him enough.