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Tim Y · 02-17-2009, 01:54 PM

A lot is going to go with the SIX here in the maiden 7 furlong contest

Furlong from the contraction of "furrow" (plowed field) and a specified distance (long)
The furlong, short for "furrow-long," is said to have been the distance a horse could pull a plow before having to rest. Its length was a matter of confusion for quite a spell, but by the 16th century folks generally agreed that it consisted of 40 rods of 16-1/2 feet each, or 660 feet in all-- and of course eight furlongs was 5,280 feet.

02-17-2009, 01:54 PM	#33
Tim Y turf historian Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 6,455	A lot is going to go with the SIX here in the maiden 7 furlong contest Furlong from the contraction of "furrow" (plowed field) and a specified distance (long) The furlong, short for "furrow-long," is said to have been the distance a horse could pull a plow before having to rest. Its length was a matter of confusion for quite a spell, but by the 16th century folks generally agreed that it consisted of 40 rods of 16-1/2 feet each, or 660 feet in all-- and of course eight furlongs was 5,280 feet. __________________ Albert Einstein:"The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind."