That yearling phenomenon continued — though sparsely — with the pacing filly Royal Lady 2nd clipping a-quarter-of-a-second off that in 1939. Inflation has several meanings. Yes, over the years, inflation has eroded the value of a quarter and it doesn’t buy too much anymore. Today, a 1:50 mile is kind of ho-hum and even 2-year-olds and trotters have now accomplished that magical time. But that wasn’t the fastest quarter in that event as Save America paced his final quarter in :25.3 — a 1:41.2 mile rate to, at least, get the nickel.