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The Belmont stakes are a dirt race, not turf. I think all the Triple Crown races are on dirt track.
For those who aren't familiar with race terms, "fast" means a track under optimal conditions. "Slow" is suboptimal; generally a track that's saturated in mud (like during a rainstorm). Nothing is predictable under slow conditions, and it can be rather dangerous for the horses and jockeys.
I'm not much of a better myself. Now if I go to a track in person, I may put $2 on a horse, just to "root" for it, and if I get a little back, that's a bit of fun. But all these elaborate schemes like Exactas and Trifectas and Quinnellas and Superfectas...they simply defeat me; I have no idea how or what to do on those, and they seem more risky than investing in wildcat oil wells. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Cheers,
-Sazerac
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In what ethereal dances, by what eternal streams..."
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