Talk about a true handicap race - Page 3

ArlJim78 · #41 04-09-2007, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SOREHOOF

They had one late last year or early this year where about half the field broke down. There are a few hilly tracks here but they don't look to be as rough as in Europe.

I think I saw the same race, it was like a war of attrition.

lemondropkid1 · #42 04-09-2007, 05:37 PM

They show these races Saturday mornings on, I believe, TVG. They're actually pretty cool. Saw one last week where 3 horses dumped their riders over the fences. The horses were just fine. One actually stopped running, but the other 2 kept going. One of them actually came in first!

SOREHOOF · #43 04-09-2007, 05:46 PM

I really enjoy these races at Saratoga. I try to get to at least one there a year. The first live race I ever saw was a Steeplechase at the Spa and I loved it. They seem to be pretty chalky but the exactas pay about twice what they should.

hockey2315 · #44 04-09-2007, 06:30 PM

I can't watch a steeplechase. . . I get too nervous