Just for comparison sake, the fractions from 8 to 10 furlongs for recent Belmont winners:
Da Tara - 25.25
Rags to Riches - ??? 24.0 ish
Jazil - 24.76
Afleet Alex - 25.64
Birdstone - 24.84
Empire Maker - 24.54
Anyone have Rags PPs in front of them to know how many lengths back she was at the mile?
I don't understand how people can look at those and not see how absurd the 22.92 was. Summer Bird and Dunkirk ran faster quarters there than any recent Belmont winner because of Calvin's ridiculous move.
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