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Originally Posted by dilanesp
There's a HUGE difference between galloping over the dirt track early in a leisurely paced 10 or 12 or 14 furlong turf race, and speeding and skidding over it with 1/4 mile to go in a sprint.
The dangers were known for more than 30 years. River Drummer broke down on the dirt crossing in the 1980's. When there was another breakdown in the San Simeon last year, at the same spot, they had to act.
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It has been shown that the 6.5 hill races have catastrophic incidents at a statistically significant higher rate than your average race. I have no problem with them going away if that can't be changed.
What isn't cool is replacing them with a distance they can't measure or time properly. That isn't fair to bettors.
