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Old 05-06-2007, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ArlJim78
I count 4 winners yesterday on the Churchill dirt, that last raced at Keeneland. Why are they sucker bets?
Because front-runners don't get as tired on dirt as they do on poly. He's talking about the deep closers who could get up at Kee in the last 3 jumps after looking hopelessly beaten at the 3/16-pole. Cheap speed horses are especially vulnerable to running out of gas on poly.
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