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Originally Posted by Tread
Which fractions were slow? Goldencents came home in 38.3. Verrazano came home in 36.5, into a 20mph headwind. Which fractions better project ability at 1 1/4, early ones or late ones?
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It's all relevant. The derby early pace will be nothing like the Woods. As far as I see it, If you liked or disliked Big V going into the Wood, this race itself shouldn't sway your opinion one way or the other. It was just a wacky race.
For me, this also goes for Normandy Invasion. Lots of people now love this horse for the derby off his perceived huge late run after a slow early pace and into a swift late pace but its very possible he was just best suited at going slow early and sprinting home late. Many horses do not run their best in these scenarios, especially dirt route runners. If anything, this race is going to make NI a huge underlay, not Verrazano, IMO.
