A 8.6-point result that was tighter than the final margin suggests. At its worst moment — Monday, chance of victory reading 24% — They Hit The 2nd Bower looked gone. Kmet the frog still held the lead as late as Monday, before the run that decided it.
The tape shows where it was won: They Hit The 2nd Bower took 4 of the six positions, none more brutally than WR — 17.9 plays 36.7. George Pickens finished with 24.9, the biggest individual return on either side.