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Originally Posted by bobphilo
I also remember way back before I even thought of pace patterns, that Smarty Jones's loss in the Belmont was due to running a poor pace pattern, though used halves rather than quarters to adjust for the 12 furlong distance.
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Jerry Bailey's questionable ride on Eddington to induce Stewart Elliott to move prematurely aboard Smarty Jones, cost them the Triple Crown....If Bailey doesn't pull his BS stunt or Elliott doesn't react to it, history would have been different......That's how you
sometimes define a "poor race pattern", as it has nothing to do with horse or it's ability.
