Euros coming for the BC?

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by SOREHOOF

Red Rocks. The Euros May Not Like The Tight Turns At Monmouth.

Maybe I am missing something, but are the turns at Monmouth any tighter than, Santa Anita, Hollywood, "Old" Gulfstream, or Churchill (all tracks that Euros have had success on)?

[ShadowRoll]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Maybe I am missing something, but are the turns at Monmouth any tighter than, Santa Anita, Hollywood, "Old" Gulfstream, or Churchill (all tracks that Euros have had success on)?

And to expand this question a bit (and possibly highjack this thread), just what kind of horses will like narrow turns -- horses with some grass breeding? smaller horses? horses with a shorter stride? And of the likely contenders, who fits this bill?

[cakes44]

Generally, smaller, more athletic horses like the tighter turns. I'm not completely sure about this, but I believe the stretch is also shorter at Monmouth than what the Euros would prefer.

[NTamm1215]

The tighter turns myth is funny, as it pops up every once in a while when dealing with one mile dirt courses.

Just for the record, the stretch at Monmouth is 990 feet long, a little bit longer than Lone Star. What that means is that since the circumference at Monmouth and Churchill is the same and the stretch is longer at Churchill, the turns are wider at Monmouth.

NT