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Old 01-25-2014, 03:32 PM
JimmyEllis JimmyEllis is offline
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Originally Posted by KLAUS View Post
foolish ride from rosario, overestimated his closing speed, and i think because the 8 was so close to the 7, that also did not help the tactic
The horses' 2 previous races were both pace meltdowns. And it couldn't win. He's a stone closer and needs a total collapse. To expect him to be closer early is unrealistic.

I knew that going in but I just figured there was nothing else in the race. And having watched Shug's horse circle the field, I was hoping for a closers' track. But that horse just crushed them.
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