Belmont allowance lost in the shuffle

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

given her performance in this slow-paced affair

I'm puzzled about something. Typically, I've thought as slow paced races favoring those on the lead. And, we see countless examples of this, especially on the turf. But in this race they went 6-3-4-2-5-1 (qtr positions) and 6-4-3-2-5-1 (half positions) around the track. So, where does the 'slow pace' part come in?