St Louis Derby

miraja2 · #1 08-23-2006, 07:34 AM

Not sure when the post time is, but Fairmount usually runs at night. I assume this is because it is more difficult to see what a crap-hole the place is in the dark.
But a field of 12 including Lawyer Ron? Not bad at all for a track of that caliber.

slotdirt · #2 08-23-2006, 08:07 AM

Is that for real? Those are actually somehalf decent horses.

Scav · #3 08-23-2006, 08:55 AM

Yeah it is for real. The purse was privately funded and with the interest and a 12 horse field, you gotta believe 1) they are thrilled and 2) they are probably going to continue this.

Arlington can even get a 12 horse stakes race on the dirt, sickening that Fairmount can..

Gander · #4 08-23-2006, 08:57 AM

Is Fairmont a half mile track sort of like Fairplex in LA? A bull ring?

Pedigree Ann · #5 08-23-2006, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Gander

Is Fairmont a half mile track sort of like Fairplex in LA? A bull ring?

Nope, one mile oval with chutes for 6f and 10f, according to the American Racing Manual. St. Louis area was a big racing venue back in the 1890s, but the anti-vice people got to it not long thereafter (about the same time racing killed in New York for 2 years and in California for a couple of decades).

#6 08-23-2006, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

Nope, one mile oval with chutes for 6f and 10f, according to the American Racing Manual. St. Louis area was a big racing venue back in the 1890s, but the anti-vice people got to it not long thereafter (about the same time racing killed in New York for 2 years and in California for a couple of decades).

Another cut-and-paste job ... but that's OK ... every forum needs a gopher to empty the wastebaskets.

1st_Saturday_in_May · #7 08-23-2006, 03:15 PM

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Another cut-and-paste job ... but that's OK ... every forum needs a gopher to empty the wastebaskets.

You are quite rude, but I think you know that.

JJP · #8 08-23-2006, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by slotdirt

Is that for real? Those are actually somehalf decent horses.

Well it is for a quarter million dollars. You should expect decent horses for that purse. Still, they had hoped to get Steppenwolfer and the West Point horse. It could've been better quality than the Arky Derby with those two in.

slotdirt · #9 08-23-2006, 09:07 AM

Yeah, but Lawyer Ron, Lewis Michael, even Kid Lemonade, those aren't terrible horses at all. You'd expect to see them running graded races.

Danzig · #10 08-23-2006, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JJP

Well it is for a quarter million dollars. You should expect decent horses for that purse. Still, they had hoped to get Steppenwolfer and the West Point horse. It could've been better quality than the Arky Derby with those two in.

s'wolfer is done for the year.