How to get some PACE into 2 turn races (at SAR and AQU inner)

[the_fat_man]

DrugS

I'm not interested in how fast they came home. What interests me is that the SPEED held on and they went 1-2 around the track. This seems to happen a lot up there. If they run more 'honest' early, this wouldn't be the case. 1:14 to 6F isn't slow for you? 49.68 isn't slow for you? Arabians can handle those 1st 2 splits.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

What interests me is that the SPEED held on and they went 1-2 around the track.

The horse who was last early finished 2nd. But yeah, that pace was moderate - but not nearly as slow as the fractions made it appear.

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

1:14 to 6F isn't slow for you? 49.68 isn't slow for you? Arabians can handle those 1st 2 splits.

No they can't...obviously.

Like I said - 1:13.72 would have been an even pace for that race. The pace was about 3 lengths slower than 1:13.72 and that aided the winner to victory. The fact that the winner was uncontested on the lead didn't hurt either.