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Originally Posted by dilanesp
Not difficult to believe that the same organization that puts on the 7 1/2 on the turf races at Gulfstream does this too.
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Almost every time a track decides to run a new distance, they screw it up somehow and it is almost never customer friendly. Track layouts should pretty much dictate the distances tracks run but it some a few tracks are never happy and want to try new gimmicks. Hell, Woodbine even tried running races in the opposite direction for some unknown reason and of course couldn't time the races worth a damn. There are countless examples, like GP and LRL both adding 1 1/16m races that are awful for a 1 1/8 mile track. Monmouth added a small chute to run 5.5f turf races and still can't time them with fractions. Santa Anita is the latest, and worst, example I can think of at the moment. I've heard of running about distances, but to also have an "about" opening 1/4 without telling people is disgraceful.
I'm actually a little embarrassed I didn't catch it sooner. I knew something was screwy but it was tough to pin down since they move the temp rail around so much.
