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Originally Posted by Kasept
I don't have time to discuss this right now, but will note that Bolt d'Oro being 6 wide on the first turn and 5 wide on the second has nothing to do with the benefits of being more outside than inside on that track Friday/Saturday. Similarly, saving ground early before rallying off the inside into the stretch is not an endorsement for the fairness of the track. Every winner except Gun Runner, enhancing his performance, went past leaders on their outside starting with Battle of Midway over Sharp Azteca and Forever Unbridled and Paradise Woods through the Juvenile winners and Sprint winners. But go ahead and talk yourself into how fair and even the track was.
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Why doesn't it matter if the horse saved ground and was on this supposed dead inside before angling out? They were running on the same paths as the leaders who faded. Or, is it only the stretch that played outside? Anyways, how many times in dirt races do we ever see horses get beat by a closer going to their inside? Very rarely, because seldomly do horses get a clear path up the inside so they always swing wide. Watch the head-ons and see just how wide and without cover some of these horses were on BC Day, because they didn't want to get stuck in traffic on the rail in the championship race. For example, with the move that she was making, I don't know how you could argue that Bar of Gold doesn't win that race even if she got a clear rail run and didn't have to switch wide.