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Old 08-09-2010, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by robfla View Post
Doesn't this contradict what you said in the other thread?
No

An example of that situation would be Maragh's ride on Flat Bold in the James Marvin.

In one extreme, you can duel in a fast pace against a better/faster horse and hope to take him down but definitely take yourself down --- Flat Bold

In the other, you can let a fast horse get loose in slow fractions and forget about ever getting him. Now, I know that the connections didn't bring Big Drama up to Saratoga to have him SIT behind fractions slower than some 2 year old maidens ran earlier. They're happy with 2nd but they're wondering what happens if Coa was just a LITTLE BIT ahead of Mambo Meister early.
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