6/8 (BEL) 145th Belmont Stakes: Field at 14 as 'Tiz' passes

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6/8 (BEL) 145th Belmont Stakes: Field at 14 as 'Tiz' passes

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03-23-2013, 04:55 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pmayjr

Was the Illinois Derby always 2 weeks before the Kentucky Derby? I thought it was 3 weeks out...

Was actually 4 weeks. Same as Wood & Santa Anita Derby. Since Churchill omitted Hawthorne from the point system, they figured they could do something different to give the race some importance as a Preakness prep.

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