BC NOTEBOOK: Sprint, F&M Sprint, Turf Sprint, Dirt Mile -- FIELDS SET

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Originally Posted by jms62

Does anyone know what the distance will be this year for the Turf Sprint? Also can someone explain to me why Filly and Mare Sprint is 7.0 Fr and the Sprint is 6.0? Isn't 6.0 kind of universal distance for sprint

Turf Sprint will be 5.5.

I think the distances were meant to differentiate the two a bit. All of the biggest F&M Sprint races during the year are at 7fs (Madison, Humana Distaff, Ballerina, La Brea) with the Princess Rooney (now a G2) being the only exception. I think the F&M sprint distance rationale just followed that lead.