10-15-2008, 05:37 PM
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Oaklawn
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Fort Plain
Posts: 2,485
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Originally Posted by Slewbopper
The Saturday card will start at 1:10 p.m. Eastern with the Marathon, followed by the Turf Sprint, 1:50; Dirt Mile, 2:30; Mile, 3:15; Juvenile, 3:55; Juvenile Turf, 4:35; Sprint, 5:15; Turf, 6:00; and Classic, 6:45. Two races, the Damascus Stakes and the Oak Tree Derby, will follow the Classic.
If the idiots that produce this circus had half a brain, they would run the nine races in 3 1/2 hours. There is less than 20 minutes of actual action in 6 hours. Ever wonder why nobody other than us watches the Breeders Cup?
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Seems like they could move it along a little quicker. It does provide good handicapping/drinking time in between races. |
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