I understand the Fairgrounds 6th isn't an appetizing race to handicap. More than anything I'm curious how others approach marathon turf events like this. Do you look primarily at breeding? Do you favor horses with good late pace numbers or those that can sit on the front end?
The two that stuck out most to me are the
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looks bred to run all day and has shown some closing ability. Think the stretch out helps him.
is likely to be the post time favorite. Hard to bet in a race like this.
interests me a little. Ran 3 times on turf with two of them being decent races. Seems to me he's ran against classier turf horses than most of these in here.