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Old 06-15-2008, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
His expected pace rival didn't break well - and visually they all appeared well within themselves.

The half mile fraction in an MSW race for fillies an hour earlier went a full second faster to the half mile - but that race did fracture and a 32/1 shot who was last after a half did win. Maybe I'm wrong about the pace being very slow - but that's how it seemed to me on first impression.
It's tricky. I'm not even sure you can compare the mile and 1 1/16th races so readily. However, I tend to agree with your initial comment the more I think about it, if for no other reason than disagreeing makes the performance even more puzzling. As is, it's a tough one to swallow.
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