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Originally Posted by DaTruth
He probably would have won if he hadn't thrown down that 22 and change opening quarter. I give him credit for putting up a fight in the stretch after his earlier efforts. I don't see a winner of a Triple Crown race from the rest of the bunch. Papa Clem will go on to win his share of stakes, and could clean up on the minor (Iowa-West Virginia-Pennsylvania-Indiana-Super) Derby circuit. Summer Bird ran well in only his third career run and second time around two turns, so he might develop into a nice horse.
What do you make of the one mile Northern Spur run two races earlier? Fast fractions of 22.69, 45.79, and 1:10.98, and the horses 1-2-3 at those calls finish 1-3-4. The final time was slightly faster than the time for the one mile Instant Racing, but the closing quarter for the Instant Racing was almost two seconds faster.
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it seems oaklawn has been favoring early speed as it did in years past. it's telling on the quality of the two who were up front early behind OF in my opinion. they faded to last and second to last i believe. jones said that he made an 11th hour change due to how the track was playing; that he had expected to lay off papa clem thru moderate fractions but changed tactics. ooops
i had the tv on for the spur, but only half paid attention to it.
completely missed the instant racing.