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Originally Posted by NTamm1215
If you are a horseman looking to stretch your horse out to two turns there is a difference. It also does not allow Gulfstream to have a gradual increase in the distances of the Ky Derby prep races. The Holy Bull this Saturday will be one mile, then the Fountain of Youth will be a mile and a furlong and the Fla Derby will be a mile and a furlong.
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I hear you, and in a perfect world there would be a linear progression, however the old track could not run 1 mile races and the preps leading up to the Florida Derby were 7F and 1 1/16 races. Now, while it would be nice to go from 1 1/16 to 1 1/8 what has really happened is many trainers use the Fountain of Youth as they used to use the Florida Derby, as their respective dates are now similar, so in many ways little has been changed in the grander scheme of things.
Well, and Stronach has ruined the Florida Derby. But, I'm sure that's all part of his new paradigm.