Pace is the reason that horses that tire at six furlongs, win at seven furlongs. For those horses, the slower early pace of a seven-rulong race is more suited to their best effort.
Yep.. at 6 1/2 furlongs too.. I love betting 6, 6 1/2, and 7 furlong races. You can exploit the pace scenarios in those 3 races for incredible profits.
At 6 1/2, Closers can really kick some ass.. I've seen many great 6 furlong sprinters, run the 6 furlong fractions in a 6 1/2 furlong race, and they look like there dragging something that final 1/16th.