One Mile dirt races returning at Saratoga

[dilanesp]

Originally Posted by Tom

Head on of the race.
Check out the rail horse....is this just camera angle or is she running almost into the rail?

Notice they load towards the outside and have a short temp rail set up right out of the gate.

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NYRA always puts the horses towards the outside on races started on turns and has since at least the 1960's (watch old films of the Belmont at Aqueduct and you will see it even then). It gives the horses a slightly longer "straight" path before they have to turn.