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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
The bigger issue is my question.
What if it draws the biggest high quality field in many years, is a spectacular success in handle and attendance, and horsemen want to keep it at 10F. That raises longer term issues about the direction of the sport, stamina, and the Triple Crown.
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That's a great question and important concern.  - The Belmont Stakes and that day's card are one of Belmont Park's signature events.
- They just put a lot of money and effort into a renovation deal at Belmont Park.
- They aren't going to move the Belmont permanently anytime in the near future.
- When you frame the concept within running this race at Belmont Park, it's just not a big threat to become 10 Furlongs instead of 12 Furlongs.
- When you run 10 Furlongs at Belmont Park, you have to start on the turn.
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Last edited by Robert Fischer; 12-08-2023 at 01:54 PM.
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