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06-05-2012, 10:09 PM
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In one race -- a winning horse might carry 85lbs to victory -- in another race they might carry 128lbs. The filly race went a full second faster than the opens in the above race, but note the difference in pace, weight carried, and the huge margins between the beaten horses in the filly race. 
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06-05-2012, 10:28 PM
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Beautiful old track until they put the slots in. The first time I went was about 30 years ago. The thing that stuck out to me was the old tote board that was inside. The old fashion chalkboard with chalk. I absolutely fell in love with the board.
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06-05-2012, 11:03 PM
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I watched Dance Smartly win the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown at Fort Erie when I was about 10 year old. She swept the Canadian Triple Crown over the males and won the Breeders Cup Distaff at Churchill Downs to complete a perfect 8-for-8 season.
Dance Smartly was 3-for-5 at age 2. One defeat coming at Fort Erie in the Ontario Debutante -- the other was a 3rd place finish to Meadow Star in the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies. The racing scene from the movie The Black Stallion was shot at Fort Erie:  This is Fort Erie from 1929: 
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06-06-2012, 08:38 AM
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Sad news. I've never been, but every time an old track shuts down it feels like another link to racing's past is gone.
Why did Ontario Lottery & Gaming pull the slots? Weren't they making money (how could they not be)?
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06-06-2012, 09:27 AM
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I live about 45 mins from the track and have never been there. I guess I better get there this summer.
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06-06-2012, 09:53 AM
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the black stallion was a fantastic movie. not too often do i enjoy the movie made based on a book-the book is almost always better.
another interesting tidbit from the movie: napolean was the same horse from early in animal house, who is 'shot' in the dean's office! too bad about fort erie closing tho.
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