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Old 03-02-2009, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Linny
Effectively, mile races at GP are timed from a standing start instead of the running start at other distances and at other tracks. The official start pole is very close to the mile start gate because they simply cannot move the gate further back. A similar but less dramatic phenomenon occurs at Saratoga going 7f.
Similar thing happens in 6F races at Pimlico.
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