This is interesting, but if 30% of turf route winners are on the lead at the half mile pole, and 30% are within two lengths that’s not exactly “evenly distributed?” That favors runners on or near the lead, and then out of the next 30% that you have within 2 to 6 lengths, let’s say half of those are within 4 lengths. That’s a pretty strong front running bias for turf routes? About 75% of runners within 4 lengths with over a half to go?
I’d say Gulfstream favors early speed in routes more than most turf tracks this meet. I haven’t looked at past meet results.