Slowest pace race I've ever seen

[brianwspencer]

Turf was slow all day yesterday, but the first 1/8 of a mile or so of that race was almost surreal to watch -- check out the replay, NOBODY wants the lead, and it looks like they're just walking through the stretch. It was really weird.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

That pace was Supersonic fast compared to the one set by Sulamani in the 2002 Prix Niel.

http://www.drf.com/news/sulamani-arc-favorite-niel-win

The three runners in the 1 1/2-mile Group 2 Niel set out at a snail's pace with Gulf News traveling the first seven furlongs in 2:11.20. Sulamani loped to the lead three furlongs from home, getting the last three-eighths of a mile in 33.70 seconds to complete the 12 furlongs in 3:12.80, a performance for which the 3-10 favorite and his rider, Thierry Thulliez, were greeted in the winner's circle by boos.

An opening 7 furlongs in 2:11.20 over a reasonably fast track is an impressive accomplish in such a major stakes race.