Talk about a true handicap race

[philcski]

Originally Posted by MisterB

They should all be arrested for this race. I assume their will be several horse vans available.

Actually there's much less chance of a breakdown in a 2-mile race than a 6F race. The impact on a horse's feet/legs/body of running :26 quarters is MUCH MUCH MUCH less than :22 quarters in a sprint.

I can't speak for the quality/health of the beasts running at Beulah, however.