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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2013 20:50:47 GMT -5
For the last 20+ years trainers have been complaining that racing secretaries have been carding races too long, they should write shorter races for them.
Tonight is an all-time first from what I recall at Los Alamitos. Thoroughbred races have always been 4-1/2 furlongs (they're prohibited from running anything longer) But the 3rd race tonight is a flat half mile - 4 furlongs! I've been following Los Alamitos since the '80s, never saw one that short. An omen for the future?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2013 14:44:36 GMT -5
they used to run four furlong races there during the orange county fair meet and when they still ran 870 yard qh races, they also ran an occasional 880 and 990 also.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2013 16:17:55 GMT -5
I can't remember the last time I saw a one-turn quarterhorse race at Los Alamitos - maybe 2 years ago? Also, other than a stakes race or two, do they run those straight 550 yard races anymore?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2013 22:43:34 GMT -5
pretty much no. and yes it has been 2 0r 3 years now. it doesn't matter. allred knows getting thoroughbred racing started there and then expanding it is the only chance they have. he has alienated and run off a lot of the qh people the last few years and especially all of the big players. I hate to say it, but qh racing is dead in ca. it may survive on a 2 or 3 races a day schedule at some point down the road mixed in with a longer thoroughbred meet, but if they don't get the thoroughbreds involved, live racing will die there within a few years.
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