Pace analysis: speed rather than stamina landed the Arc for Torquator Tasso

The first three in the Arc might have come from behind, but the sectional data published on france-galop.com shows it was speed, not stamina, that won it for Torquator Tasso.

By comparing Torquator Tasso's sectional for the final three furlongs with his overall time, we can establish the ratio between the speed he showed before the three-furlong pole and after it, and his finishing speed percentage (FS%) proves he was quickening and not stopping at the line.

Torquator Tasso's official winning time was 2m 37.62secs and he ran the final three furlongs in 36.77secs. Using a defined calculation, that means his FS% was 107.17, so he was finishing a lot more quickly than his average race speed and the same is true for the first three home.