I got to thinking about that too. The thing is that while this may not be the fastest Derby pace we've seen in the last few years, I still think the War Emblem thing is fresh enough in everyone's minds that we won't be seeing the kind of fractions we saw with War Emblem or in the Blue Grass the other day. There are enough horses with speed to get up front and enough horses with tactical speed to keep those horses honest on the front end.
It might not be sizzling, but it should be fair enough, imo.
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