10th January 2006, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by crash
Most of these weird distances never existed [on any track any day of the week] not that long ago. How hard can it be to measure out a standard distance just like they do on Sat. at Metro meetings? What, they never adjust city track rails in or out ? Cheers, Crash
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That's not quite correct Crash, they have had these weird distances for some years now, e.g. in 1996 @ Flemington they had races over 1405m 1410m; 1415m; 1418m; 1419m; 1422m; a listed race over 1604m; 1618m; 1624m - I could go on with even more over the last ten years just @ Flemington.
Back in October 2005 they ran a race @ Flemington over 1720m won by Command 'n Conquer on a Saturday worth $75,000. Same day they ran the Edward Manifold over 1610m & yet another race over 1410m while in July last year there was a race @ the same track over 1440m.
At Sandown (old track) they ran 1300m races as far back as 1996, if not even further back, while @ the new Hillside track they have been running 1300m races since in opened.
We mightn't like it but these 'weird' distances are all part of a punter's lot nowadays.
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