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PhantomOnTour
01-11-2011, 02:16 PM
Incredibly fast.
We're talking sub :44 1/2m and sub 1:09 times going 6f on a regular basis. The run ups are big:
6f- approx 78ft
6.5f- approx 85ft
1m- approx 128ft
Oddly, the 7f run up is small (about 25ft or so) so the times seem way slower compared to 6f and 6.5f. Don't recall the 1m16 run up but it is small compared to 1m.
My question here is, are these times faster than before the switch to poly? I never followed Cali before but am trying to get a set of SA pars to gauge their Derby crop. I know real dirt in Cali has always been fast, but this is ridiculousy quick.
classhandicapper
01-11-2011, 07:49 PM
I haven't been following it daily, but opening day was faster than you are likely to ever see at any track.
I haven't been following it daily, but opening day was faster than you are likely to ever see at any track.
How quickly you forget the early days of Cushion Track!
Jasonm921
01-11-2011, 08:20 PM
How quickly you forget the early days of Cushion Track!
Yeah they had the same problem then as well....World Records I believe right?
classhandicapper
01-11-2011, 08:25 PM
How quickly you forget the early days of Cushion Track!
Did they break Spectacular Bid's 7F record that day or run 6F in 106 and change?
Seriously, I don't recall anything like opening day at SA but I'm sure I missed some fast ones.
Did they break Spectacular Bid's 7F record that day or run 6F in 106 and change?
Seriously, I don't recall anything like opening day at SA but I'm sure I missed some fast ones.
They had a 106 race, Bob Black Jack I believe, and it wasn't 106.99 or anything. I'm almost certain Indian Blessing did run faster than Spectacular Bid at 7f also.
classhandicapper
01-11-2011, 09:08 PM
They had a 106 race, Bob Black Jack I believe, and it wasn't 106.99 or anything. I'm almost certain Indian Blessing did run faster than Spectacular Bid at 7f also.
I don't think the latter point is correct but I could be wrong. Plus I think this was maiden that ran 106 and change. No matter how you slice it, that's sick.
It is correct. Rather than taking the time to type that, you could have Googled it like I did after I posted. :)
Santa Ynez Stakes, 2008
2008 Indian Blessing Garrett Gomez Bob Baffert Patti & Hal J. Earnhardt III 1:19.89
delayjf
01-11-2011, 09:30 PM
1m- approx 128ft
Last time I watched a one mile race at SA, the run up was about 70-80 yards or about 210 feet.
Equibase has listed every race at one mile on the new dirt track as having a run up of 172 ft, or about 57 yards.
classhandicapper
01-11-2011, 09:36 PM
It is correct. Rather than taking the time to type that, you could have Googled it like I did after I posted. :)
Santa Ynez Stakes, 2008
2008 Indian Blessing Garrett Gomez Bob Baffert Patti & Hal J. Earnhardt III 1:19.89
That's sick.
What was the speed figure compared to Twirling Candy?
PhantomOnTour
01-11-2011, 09:38 PM
Last time I watched a one mile race at SA, the run up was about 70-80 yards or about 210 feet.
I was way off. It's been 172ft for this meet but only about 60-70ft for 8.5f and 9f races.
That's sick.
What was the speed figure compared to Twirling Candy?
I don't remember the Beyer. I looked in my BC Archives to find my figure, it was 93...big pace number though. I had the track as 51 points fast. This year's opening day at SA was 49 at 6f, 42 for 7f.
Emerald Downs is often faster than this...crazy, eh?
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