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03-21-2009, 09:33 AM
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As to the distance switch, 14f is much more appropriate as a 'Marathon' than 12f.
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03-21-2009, 09:51 AM
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They should keep running all day.....it will give the neophytes something to do between races.
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03-21-2009, 10:04 AM
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well, what do you know. and yes, a marathon should be longer than 12f.
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03-21-2009, 10:35 AM
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What difference does it make anyway?
1 1/2 or 1 3/4? Either way it is a strange distance for American horses. What will they do when they go to a regular dirt track with that race? If the breeders cup comes up with a starter 5k going 1 3/4 I'll point Love Dubai there.
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03-21-2009, 06:41 PM
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03-21-2009, 07:06 PM
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03-21-2009, 10:36 AM
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Considering it is the Marathon, 14f would be the minimum distance. Fair play to organisers..
Funny I heard Ralph Beckett say that last year's winner Muhannak probably wouldnt go it now as he wouldnt 'stay'.
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03-21-2009, 10:37 AM
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03-21-2009, 11:53 AM
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handicapping should be pretty straightforward this year = look for the best european turf horse...
but when they switch back to real dirt - a 14furlongs BC race has a possibility of being a really great betting race for a handicapper, so long as there isn't a tiny field or just one obvious dominant runner.
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03-21-2009, 10:14 PM
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Just a related aside, but I was at the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita last year and the Marathon unexpectedly became one of my fave races of the day for viewing. It was uniquely cool to be able to go all the way to the back of the infield to watch the horses load "up close and personal" on the backstretch. And then to stay on the backstretch fence to watch the pack come around again after a mile, with still another half mile to go. And then dash to the infield side of the finish line to see the finish the 1/2 mile later. I don't think I'll ever wager to much $$ on a marathon, but this fall at Santa Anita I'll definitely make certain to move to the infield again to watch the marathon in similar fashion.
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03-21-2009, 11:38 PM
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Geesh the 1 3/4 marathon, I like it, has turned into a marathon for the fans in the infield. It would be cool to see a pack of fans join you in the infield event .
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03-22-2009, 01:34 AM
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I rarely bet all races on a card, but since it was the Breeders' Cup and I was there, I deviated and did throw some minimally researched $$ on Calvin Borel's mount in the Marathon. I lost, of course. The infield did have some great open air bars so maybe next year I'll try to grab a bloody mary on the dash from the back stretch to the finish line..... Seriously, the backstretch did have some unique photo ops as the horses passed by full of run the 2nd time around.
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03-22-2009, 01:38 AM
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Call me in 10 years when I actually bet on this race.
That is if it's still around.
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03-22-2009, 01:39 AM
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This week I received a vintage program from the race track I literally was cutting my teeth when I went to it for the first time.
Ascot Park, in the Akron-Cleveland area. I've typed about it a few times over the years. Eddie DeBartolo of San Francisco 49'er ownership fame bought it when I was about 8 and closed it in 1966. The program I just purchased and received featured the premier race of the meet......"The Gold Cup" "The Gold Cup" was a full two mile race. As I recall, the horses passed by the grandstand and finish line of the little track three times before the race ended. I loved it as a kid. Might be another reason I unexpectedly liked the Breeders' Cup Marathon.
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03-22-2009, 04:28 PM
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