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Originally Posted by the_fat_man
Let me get his straight, DrugS: GQ took advantage of the SLOW pace,
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Yes.
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Originally Posted by the_fat_man
which worked AGAINST the closers.
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More pace would have aided Hold Me Back and Terrain imo.
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Originally Posted by the_fat_man
But the REST of the field, which backed up in the stretch, wasn't helped by the slow pace?
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The ones on it were helped ... and could have faded a little more with a quicker pace.
Pace isn't as strong a factor on the outcome of a race on syn and turf as it is on good ole fashinoned dirt .. but it still plays something of a roll in the outcome.