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Originally Posted by King Glorious
I don't know that I believe that the only reason turf horses go faster than dirt horses are because the tracks are always rock hard. The record Secretariat set in the Belmont Stakes is 2:24. The next fastest time for the race is 2:26. Look at the BC Turf. The 2:26 mark has been bested many times:
High Chaparral/Johar 2:24 1/5 (Santa Anita)...Falbrav only 1/2 length back
Kotashaan 2:25 1/5 (Santa Anita)
Manila 2:25 2/5 (Santa Anita)...won by a neck
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You DO know that the first 3/8 of the course for 12f at Santa Anita is slightly downhill, don't you? Nine-furlong races are on the level, starting on the main track at the head of the stretch, but anything longer uses the downhill chute (as do 6.5f sprints).