The other half was one E type and all E/Ps with a lot of high Q points. Fastest I expected was :23 + change and 46 + change. Never :22 or :45. Half the field misread the pace.

I don’t know if anyone has mentioned this already, but Rich Strike has one of the strangest breeding I’ve seen. He is so inbred, it’s no surprise he tried to “eat” the outrider after the race. They may as well have named Hannibal! Smart Strike all over the place. He was bred by a big time org, then claimed for $30k. The new owners struck it rich indeed!

Talk about an alpha.  He was so hyped up he had already chewed up his competition but was ready for seconds lol.

You have to go back four generations in Rich Strike’s pedigree to find a sireline that isn’t RAN, ND, or Turn-To.  Keen Ice’s first crop but his dam’s seventh—after six fillies.

I thought Rich Strike's pedigree was RAN/RAN with Smart Strike as the BMS - similar to Mine That Bird.

Since it's Mother's Day ... here's Rich Strike's mom:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPBMZWGqmE4

And an AWESOME nickname! "The Manitoba Missile"

Thanks for sharing!

Running up the rail runs in the family...

Nice touch today....

And All

Happy Mother's Day to You and yours

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More fun stuff. Here is the data for the final 1/16 mile of the race.   He was running 44 MPH while nobody else was close.  And despite a "ground saving" trip he ran farther than most of the field just from coming out of the 20 hole and having to weave through and around traffic so much.

		This Segment							Race Cumulative
					Time	Dist	Rail	Avg	Lengths			Time	Peak	Dist	Delta	Avg
					(s)	Run (ft)	(ft)	(mph)	Ahead			(s)	(mph)	(ft)	(ft)	(mph)
		Rich Strike			5.10	331	13.2	44.2	-			2:02.61	44.2	6756	---	37.7
		Epicenter			5.54	333	20.7	40.9	3/4			2:02.72	41.4	6698	-58	37.4
		Zandon			5.54	332	29.3	40.9	2