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Old 04-26-2007, 08:29 AM
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Interesting to look at a few bits of information. I know folks love the closing 1/8 time in a 9f race as an indicator of a particular horse's ability to go long. If you disclude the five horses who all went under 12 in the last furlong of the Blue Grass, you're left with four horses - three Derby bound - who have run sub-13 second final furlongs in Derby preps:

Curlin, 11.9
Cowtown Cat, 12.7
Hard Spun, 12.8
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