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Breeders' Cup lengthens the Marathon
The race will now be 1 3/4 miles. The move was made to bring the race in line with international rules and standards.
If I were in charge I would stretch it to two miles, rename it the Gold Cup, and raise the purse to $1,000,000 (and of course run the race on dirt).
1 3/4 miles isn't a marathon. It is 3/4 mile shorter than the Ascot Gold Cup. A marathon should be 4 miles. 19th century thoroughbreds were matched in multiple four mile heats with an hour separating them. Ah, the good old days.
If you want to learn a little about early American horse racing, I highly recommend John Eisenberg's The Great Match Race: When North Met South in America's First Sports Spectacle (2006) which chronicles the 1819 match race between Sir Henry and American Eclipse.
The race will now be 1 3/4 miles. The move was made to bring the race in line with international rules and standards.
If I were in charge I would stretch it to two miles, rename it the Gold Cup, and raise the purse to $1,000,000 (and of course run the race on dirt).
1 3/4 miles isn't a marathon. It is 3/4 mile shorter than the Ascot Gold Cup. A marathon should be 4 miles. 19th century thoroughbreds were matched in multiple four mile heats with an hour separating them. Ah, the good old days.
If you want to learn a little about early American horse racing, I highly recommend John Eisenberg's The Great Match Race: When North Met South in America's First Sports Spectacle (2006) which chronicles the 1819 match race between Sir Henry and American Eclipse.
You're a nut. Anything more than 1.5 miles is crazy.
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