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Mark · 05-15-2016, 04:03 PM

70ft to 104ft is not really a large disparity. Probably less than two strides. And horses are not breaking in routes as in sprints don't break driving if they want to be around at the finish. Where you get significant differences are at Churchill at 6f where the run up is 180ft as compared to most tracks at 50ft or so. Also the Del Mar mile has a 180 ft run up and Gulfstream 7.5f turf races have a run up of 260+ft. The biggest difference with Los Al is the track configuration. It favors horses on the lead because there are few true straight stretches. Kind of like a Bull Ring.

05-15-2016, 04:03 PM	#8
Mark Grade 1 Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 318	Run Up 70ft to 104ft is not really a large disparity. Probably less than two strides. And horses are not breaking in routes as in sprints don't break driving if they want to be around at the finish. Where you get significant differences are at Churchill at 6f where the run up is 180ft as compared to most tracks at 50ft or so. Also the Del Mar mile has a 180 ft run up and Gulfstream 7.5f turf races have a run up of 260+ft. The biggest difference with Los Al is the track configuration. It favors horses on the lead because there are few true straight stretches. Kind of like a Bull Ring.