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01-23-2018, 02:43 PM
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Finger Lakes is talkin' turf for 2019
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01-23-2018, 03:20 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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That will be a lot of work - have to move the tote board, or put in a new one. I remember when that one came in a long time ago.
And the entire inside from the edge of the dirt track slopes downward. Should be worthwhile, though.
Cutting back on dates is a great idea. We used to run mid-May to mid-October. It was alway warm when they ran. I remember standing at the rail on a March 1st freezing in the 80s.
Hope it goes well. Thanks Dan
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01-23-2018, 03:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom
That will be a lot of work - have to move the tote board, or put in a new one. I remember when that one came in a long time ago.
And the entire inside from the edge of the dirt track slopes downward. Should be worthwhile, though.
Cutting back on dates is a great idea. We used to run mid-May to mid-October. It was alway warm when they ran. I remember standing at the rail on a March 1st freezing in the 80s.
Hope it goes well. Thanks Dan
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There will be a 60 foot run up and the timing will be by hand...just sayin...
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01-23-2018, 04:39 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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60 foot runup!?
Half the field would be EASED!
We lose a couple every day in the post parade.
We hand time all the races here - with calendars!
Our motto is it's not how fast you run, its how long you can.
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01-23-2018, 04:46 PM
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It seems like a good idea as many New York breds run well on turf.
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01-23-2018, 05:43 PM
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What's the size of the Finger Lakes oval?
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01-23-2018, 05:50 PM
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gelding
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Quote:
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What's the size of the Finger Lakes oval?
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01-23-2018, 11:31 PM
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Sounds like a good idea. Hopefully, it'll get some more horses on board
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01-24-2018, 02:01 AM
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That is a terrific move for Finger Lakes!
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01-24-2018, 07:34 AM
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Big step in the right direction. Bodes well for NY.
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01-24-2018, 09:37 AM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FantasticDan
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It only seems like 2 for some horses!
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01-24-2018, 12:00 PM
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If they install a turf course, would they also be best served expanding the dirt oval to 1 1/8m?
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01-24-2018, 02:12 PM
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If they install a turf course, would they also be best served expanding the dirt oval to 1 1/8m?
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Not really. That would (should) limit the route races to 9f and those horses (for the most part) aren't going to want any parts of that distance.
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01-24-2018, 03:43 PM
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I've come to like Finger Lakes. If you have a statebred horse at AQU/BEL/SAR and he can't cut it there, you still have options in some of the allowance races there and can do quite well if you get through all the conditions.
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01-24-2018, 03:59 PM
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Not really. That would (should) limit the route races to 9f and those horses (for the most part) aren't going to want any parts of that distance.
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We have precious few 8.5 furlong races. 9 furlongs is way to long for this track.
I can see a lot of turf sprints.....and endless parade of them!
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