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Originally Posted by metro
Taking nothing away from LIG but, how much of that early pace of the Classic was wind aided though? At the very least the first 1/4, and likely the first 3/8ths. Compare that to the Dirt Mile where the first 1/4 was into the clubhouse turn and the second 1/4 was into a headwind on the backstretch.
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None of it...Saturday's prevailing winds were out of the North throughout the day. Orientation of the wind direction was across the back stretch toward the grandstands. A cross wind. The broadcast crew was mentioning the windy conditions during the day.
Periodically I checked the observations at Bluegrass Airport( KELX) and noted winds sustained over 20mph with gusts into the mid 30 mph range.
Nevertheless, a cross wind
