Blue Grass & Ark Derby

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

Let me get his straight, DrugS: GQ took advantage of the SLOW pace,

Yes.

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

which worked AGAINST the closers.

More pace would have aided Hold Me Back and Terrain imo.

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?

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.