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Old 06-12-2007, 07:27 PM
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I would argue that speed figures earned in any 12 furlong (or further) dirt race are meaningless.
Good argument, not enough races run at that distance to get a legitmate number IMO
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Old 06-12-2007, 07:29 PM
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Not only that, but the numbers only become truly important the next time these horses go a mile and a half
which of course, is never.
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Old 06-12-2007, 09:01 PM
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You never know if they'll become washed up and run in the Wagon Limit Stakes at 1.5 miles in a few years
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