Slowest pace race I've ever seen

[golfer]

http://www1.drf.com/drfPDFChartRaces...20110129&RN=10

If these fractions are correct, cheap harness horses routinely run opening half miles faster than this. So how did the horse on the front end, Caminadora, not only lose, but run dead last?

No real point to this, I'm just mad I was foolish enough to bet Caminadora

[Alan07]

That's Fair Grounds Turf Racing for ya.

[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.

[mbahadur]

Originally Posted by golfer

http://www1.drf.com/drfPDFChartRaces...20110129&RN=10

If these fractions are correct, cheap harness horses routinely run opening half miles faster than this. So how did the horse on the front end, Caminadora, not only lose, but run dead last?

No real point to this, I'm just mad I was foolish enough to bet Caminadora

Here is what Marcus Hersh of DRF had to say about the fractions:
http://www.drf.com/news/risen-star-n...allenge-machen

Forest Uproar on Saturday ran the slowest 1 1/16-mile race you may ever see in North America – and in so doing became a stakes winner.

A complete pace void in the Marie Krantz Handicap on turf led to a glacial pace, with early leader Caminadora, who usually is a deep closer, setting splits of 28.65 seconds for the opening quarter-mile and 55.85 for the half. Forest Uproar tracked the pacesetter, took over in the stretch, and won the Krantz by three lengths, running 1 1/16 miles miles in 1:51.30, which would be a modest time for a 1 1/8-mile race.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by mbahadur

Here is what Marcus Hersh of DRF had to say about the fractions:
http://www.drf.com/news/risen-star-n...allenge-machen

Forest Uproar on Saturday ran the slowest 1 1/16-mile race you may ever see in North America – and in so doing became a stakes winner.

A complete pace void in the Marie Krantz Handicap on turf led to a glacial pace, with early leader Caminadora, who usually is a deep closer, setting splits of 28.65 seconds for the opening quarter-mile and 55.85 for the half. Forest Uproar tracked the pacesetter, took over in the stretch, and won the Krantz by three lengths, running 1 1/16 miles miles in 1:51.30, which would be a modest time for a 1 1/8-mile race.

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