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12-10-2007, 10:54 AM
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In other news, the DRF has hired BBB as handicapper-in-chief.
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12-10-2007, 11:02 AM
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12-10-2007, 11:10 AM
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How can they call a 12 furlong race a marathon??? That in itself is a joke.
There were reports in our racing press that the BC people were discussing the idea of a staying race and it was assumed it would be a 14 furlong race. I do agree that they are making too much of it now. Field sizes will no doubt drop with these added races. As someone said, it is becoming too much of a good thing. Whats next, a race for greys only?
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12-10-2007, 02:36 PM
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12-10-2007, 02:49 PM
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Racing secretaries saying they will card distance races is not the same as making these races fill....and even if they fill ( what is " fill " these days in racing....six horses I guess ) they will be completely made up of claiming types. Now, I don't knock these horses, in fact I applaud them, as they are the ones that make the races go these days. However, we already have a championship day for them, and it's called the Claiming Crown. While I applaud the BC for realizing that it is in fact these fine animals that should be rewarded with a big race of their own, I think if they are going to do that, it is only fair that they card a full day of half million dollar races for the many valiant claimers making up the cards at all distances....and on all surfaces.
But, there's really a great deal of hypocracy to go around. Considering it was the BC itself that caused races to be cut back in distance it is a real side splitter that they now seek to create a race for the very types they helped diminish. Oh the great BC knows both benevolance and irony.....don't they?
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12-10-2007, 05:51 PM
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Please correct me if I am wrong, Aren't most of the turf sprint races run between five to six furlongs? Isn't Santa Anita the only track that runs Six and half furlongs on the turf. I though they were about six and half furlongs on the turf.
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