thx Pdub...its not foolproof, nothing is in this game, but I think it does indicate stamina abilities.

The most interesting comparison to me in this split breakdown is the difference between the mile split fraction and the final split fraction. I think you can see a lot of information in that if you look close. Some horses were stopping after a mile and you have to make a determination if they were stopping on Pedigree or stopping for another reason and all you can do is give it your best educated guess. I think Tapit was stopping on Pedigree. I've always believed his decent extrapolated closing fraction in the Wood was aided by pace choice and running over the sprint part of the strip for his "Closing fraction". I don't know for certain where the wind was, but the sprints were extremely hot Wood Day. (I still put Tapit in Third)

TCE and Borrego are much more difficult calls. I tend to think TCE was impacted somewhat by the strip but not as much as people might think. Borrego was right in it and caved the last quarter. That could be limitations. It could have been mud in his lungs to some extent. He ran a nice closing quarter in the Ark, so I don't know how to read that for sure.