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Old 06-20-2007, 09:24 PM
ArlJim78 ArlJim78 is offline
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Originally Posted by dellinger63
Not sure that thinking makes any sense. Belmont's stretch seemingly goes on forever. Arlington on the other hand uses the alternate (shorter) finish line for 9 furlongs and once they hit the top of the stretch there's not a lot of track left to make up ground.

In addition the competition is softer at Arl and there is a free shuttle offered between CD and Arlington which, saves a ton on shipping, win or lose.
the alternate finish line is for 1 1/16 races at Arlington. For 9 furlongs it would be the normal finish line.
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