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					Originally Posted by  Rupert Pupkin
					 
				 
				Beyer thought the pace was slow. I will quote him from today's article: "Oxbow was able to set such an easy pace, covering the first six furlongs in 1 minute 13.26 seconds". 
			
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 I would only agree with what he wrote if "easy" meant uncontested.
If he meant "easy" to mean slow, I would disagree.  
An uncontested lead is dangerous on dirt, but the pace should correctly be classified as "even" "fair" or "average"