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gtapp
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Yonkers Feb 28, 2011 15:57:59 GMT -5

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Post by gtapp on Feb 28, 2011 15:57:59 GMT -5

Yonkers has been racing for the last 3 or 4 weeks a distance of 1 1/16 miles rather than the standard 1 mile.

It is very hard to handicap since there is no history but it sure has changed the outcome of the races.

What I want to know is how much difference is it to train a horse for that extra 1/16 mile? How long would it take to get the horse fully trained? Any
pattern to watch?

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Yonkers Feb 28, 2011 18:31:46 GMT -5

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Post by trackrat on Feb 28, 2011 18:31:46 GMT -5

Gtapp, way back when Northfield's purses were competitive with Yonkers and Yonkers was racing odd distances over one mile, I had some luck betting Yonker shippers who came into Northfield, figuring that they would be better conditioned horses, all other things being equal.

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