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Old 06-09-2008, 10:27 AM
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Colonial pushed back their post times today to get out of the afternoon heat.
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Old 06-09-2008, 11:15 AM
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They always start late afternoon during the week.

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Old 06-09-2008, 11:35 AM
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You scratch when it looks like you wont win...then it becomes too hot
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Old 06-09-2008, 12:00 PM
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You scratch when it looks like you wont win...then it becomes too hot
Is that like putting the cart before the horse ?
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Old 06-09-2008, 12:06 PM
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Is that like putting the cart before the horse ?
Kind of. But it is a nice easy excuse to scratch. Realistically when it gets to be 95 and humid it really is too hot and you are putting the horses in a dangerous position.
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Old 06-09-2008, 12:11 PM
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Kind of. But it is a nice easy excuse to scratch. Realistically when it gets to be 95 and humid it really is too hot and you are putting the horses in a dangerous position.
I was just kidding with you, and I understand the point.. Why send the horse out and have a race day take tooooooooooo much out of them and have to wait weeks till the next race.
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I was just kidding with you, and I understand the point.. Why send the horse out and have a race day take tooooooooooo much out of them and have to wait weeks till the next race.
It does take a lot out of them when it is really hot. They are working so much harder just standing in the stall trying to stay cool. Heat is really hard on them.
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Old 06-09-2008, 12:57 PM
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Colonial pushed back their post times today to get out of the afternoon heat.

What time did they move the first post to? Because they always start late during the week. 5:00 first post has been the norm there for a while during the weekdays.
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What time did they move the first post to? Because they always start late during the week. 5:00 first post has been the norm there for a while during the weekdays.
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