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Originally Posted by Robert Fischer
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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No, I think classhandicapper is absolutely right. You are going to see horsemen and breeders push for this and there's a significant danger that the race may eventually be shortened.
