Surviving hot and contested paces

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Surviving hot and contested paces

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08-14-2012, 05:48 AM

_ed_

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This one's pretty legendary - Kotare Chief's Auckland Cup in 1987. 2 miles? No sweat. Leads by 25-30 at one point, and not only holds on but breaks the track record. And I may be wrong, but I think that 3:16.63 has only been beaten once since.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxvnSpVDJdY

Hardly 'contested', admittedly...

Last edited by _ed_ : 08-14-2012 at 06:06 AM.

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