Jim Cramer uses the horse's fastest first quarter time as a standard of comparison among all horses in a race.
Yesterday's Belmont Derby was won by #4, Classic Causeway, who had a RS-POS designation of E!2 1 1 1
E! only wins on the lead
2 second fastest quarter in the field
1 fastest half in the field
1 highest Cramer Projected Speed Rating
1 top break rank
The horse with the fastest quarter was #2 , Stolen Base, ps!1 2 4, which designates him as a presser-sustained only. He would not be in a position to contest the pace by his running style. The third fastest early horse, Sy Dog, was a ss 3 3 5, also very late runner.
Classic Causeway looked to get an unopposed lead in the race
There were two highly regarded Euro horses, Nation's Pride( Godolphin, Detori) and Stone Age (Magnier, Tabor, O'Brien, Ryan Moore)
Julian Leparoux put Classic Causeway on the lead and won, paying $55.50 to win.
The two Euro favorites finished second and third.
On the TrackJudge charts Classic Causeway was projected to be on the lead (80% first call lead probability, one of the highest I have ever seen) at all three calls.
The Euro horses had no North American form, so they were not rated in the mix. They went off at 2.4/1 and 2.9/1
If anyone is interested, drop me a line and I can send you a copy of the race chart as viewed from the TJ perspective.
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