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Originally Posted by Thomas Roulston
Since the length of the stretch at the Hawthorne turf course would be 990 feet if the "short" far turn was brought back (with the current "long" far turn also kept in place), and the turn radius of the turf course is 806 feet, that means that the distance from the start of 1 1/4-mile races to the far turn would be 514 feet.
See Los Alamitos for another example of how two far turns exist concomitantly.
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Look math wizard, the old 6 furlong course allowed for 1 mile and 3/16th. There was no 1 1/4 mile start that was not on the turn. So if your angle is to card a mile and a quarter race, call the Careys and let them know the inner course would need to be 6 1/2 furlongs not the 6 it originally was. The quarter pole was ON the far turn, and the mile and 3/16th start was right where they came out of the clubhouse turn.
Were you the same guy telling me on another forum back in the '90's that they could fit a turf course inside Sportsman's?
