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Old 05-12-2008, 05:16 PM
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Default Speed on the Rail............

Been to this track many a day and the title of this e-mail remains true. The track is 5/8 mile and the stretch is 600 feet. Awfully hard to make up any ground if you fall to far behind. Classic bullring. Horses have a little better chance closing at a mile or longer but they must get in gear before approaching the final turn. Profitable move here has been to look for shippers from bigger tracks that have early speed but been stopping, here they can last for nice payoffs or be a factor in the exotics.
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