Was there a Closers bias this week at Aqu?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Dead opposite to what was wrote by Rippey in the Star Ledger claiming a closers bias was in play at AQU ... ESPN's triple crown columnist had this odd view of things when he did his selections for the Gotham in his column.

WOW WOW WOW ran remarkably fast early from post 10 in his Feb. 13 allowance win at Oaklawn and should relish going from a tiring, slow track to the salt mines of Aqueduct, where speed has dominated lately. Once again saddled with post 10 (his third straight race from the far outside draw), jockey Corey Nakatani will be forced to use the pace of WOW WOW WOW early and often. He's bounced out of that allowance win to train very fast for Lukas down south, and to me 'WOW looks like an absolute standout in the Gotham.

He got the lead anyway - but ended up finishing 8th beaten 15 lengths at 9/2. Did the Lukas bounce.