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Originally Posted by the_fat_man
I think this wasn't your run of the mill slow paced turf race (which typically results in a wire job). While the QTR was very slow, the rest of the splits weren't. The result was that the mid pack horses (chasers/stalkers) were all run off their feet (after the initial split) and the race collapsed in the stretch.
I think Bejarano blew this race. He could've maintained the same advantage going slower (especially the 3rd split) as there was no real threat from the horses closest to him - the threat was from the closers- and had a little bit left for the finish.
Note the splits in the chart.
P.S. thanks for the opportunity to actually discuss a race.
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Are you saying that the race collapsed because 5 of the horses regressed from STR to FIN?
Looking at your chart, Visit made a hell of a close and Magicial Fantasy ran even....