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Originally Posted by NTamm1215
Yes, they begin and end those races at the 1/16th pole.
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If they also did that in turf races they could run 7 furlongs on the turf. Then there would be only a 1 1/2-furlong gap between the longest one-turn grass race (5 1/2 furlongs) and the shortest two-turn grass race - and if they build a Monmouth-style diagonal chute at the start of the backstretch on the turf course, even 6 furlongs on grass becomes possible (all this applies to Hawthorne as well).
If you have a layout that allows these distances, why not take maximum advantage of it?
