Belmont Fractions

Originally Posted by Storm Cadet

But if Dunkirk runs a 25 and 50 opening split, instead of a 23/47 split, then does he still have enough punch left with the speed of the track carrying him to the win, staying ahead of Summer Bird? Why is nobody questioning the splits run by JV in a mile 1/2 race?

The track was obviously fast
so personally I think those fractions are
a deceiving.
Dunkirk got a very good start
and was out there running very comfortably.