01-18-2007, 09:23 PM
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5'8".. but all man!
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: 3 miles from Chateuax de la Blaha
Posts: 21,706
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Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann
If it's any consolation, the off-the-hill turf course at SA has proven in the past to be more friendly to miler-types than pure-sprint types in the those 6.5f dashes. Are you familiar with the course? They start up on the hillside, 'way across the backstretch parking lot; after a bit of straight, they make a right-hand bend, then cut across to the opposite rail to make a long, sweeping left-hand turn. It is downhill until the horses get to the place where they cross the main track with about 1 furlong to run on another straight. It's not clear why miler-types do so well on it, they just do.
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you mean DOWN-the-hill Ann? |