its not just the meadowlands where front end speed is holding more and more
it is everywhere, the horses near the front rarely tire off any kind of reasonable fractions
if the horses at or near the front can come home in 27 then it is going to be tough to make up 4 or 5 lengths
it is a real problem for the sport from a betting perspective as it easily can eliminate at least half the field from most races as a win candidiate
that is one of the reasons tbreds get so much more betting dollars, different distances and surfaces lead to more options for the handicappers to pick angles from