Can we classify the inner terf at Aqueduct racetrack as a T?Outer terf at Aqueduct is a dirt course and should be treated separately. However, isn't the turf course about the size of the inner terf at Saratoga?
\n\nThe track itself has three courses. The main track (dirt) has a circumference of 1+1⁄8 miles (1.8 km). Inside of the main track are two courses: the 1 mile (1.6 km) Main Turf Course, and the Inner Turf Course measuring 7.065 furlongs (1.421 km). The track has seating capacity of 17,000 and total capacity of 40,000.[3] The facility houses the New York Racing Association's headquarters.
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Aqueduct Racetrack:GAMBLING SITES.COM
\n\n\n\nThe main course is a flat dirt track that measures 1 1/8-miles. Instead of just having one inner course, there are actually two tracks that are featured inside the outside oval at Aqueduct. There is a 1-mile inner dirt course that encloses a smaller, 7/8-mile-long turf course.
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\n", "messages": [ { "id": "1916614", "postDate": "08/28/2022 03:01:14", "content": "As is the case with the other two tracks operated by the New York Racing Association – Aqueduct and Belmont Park – there are three separate tracks in the main course at Saratoga Race Course:
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\n- a main (dirt) track, which, like that at Aqueduct, has a 1+1⁄8-mile (9-furlong or 1,811 m) circumference;
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- chute for 7-furlong events
\n- chute for 1 mile events known as the Wilson Chute. Originally was in use until 1972 when an additional parking lot was created. * The chute was used in 1992 for one season. The Wilson Chute was resurrected in 2022.[20]
- a 1-mile (8-furlong) turf track, known officially as the Mellon Turf Course in honor of the Mellon family, whose members include prominent thoroughbred owner/breeder Paul Mellon and his father Andrew Mellon, a former United States Treasury Secretary; and
\n- an inner turf track, the circumference of which is 7 furlongs (1,408 m).[21]
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Can we classify the inner terf at Aqueduct racetrack as a T?Outer terf at Aqueduct is a dirt course and should be treated separately. However, isn't the turf course about the size of the inner terf at Saratoga?
\n\nThe track itself has three courses. The main track (dirt) has a circumference of 1+1⁄8 miles (1.8 km). Inside of the main track are two courses: the 1 mile (1.6 km) Main Turf Course, and the Inner Turf Course measuring 7.065 furlongs (1.421 km). The track has seating capacity of 17,000 and total capacity of 40,000.[3] The facility houses the New York Racing Association's headquarters.
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Aqueduct Racetrack:GAMBLING SITES.COM
\n\n\n\nThe main course is a flat dirt track that measures 1 1/8-miles. Instead of just having one inner course, there are actually two tracks that are featured inside the outside oval at Aqueduct. There is a 1-mile inner dirt course that encloses a smaller, 7/8-mile-long turf course.
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\n", "rawMarkdown": "Can we classify the inner terf at Aqueduct racetrack as a `T`?Outer terf at Aqueduct is a dirt course and should be treated separately. However, isn't the turf course about the size of the inner terf at Saratoga?\n\nIs there a reason you didn't treat it as inner turf?\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n[Aqueduct_Racetrack:Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqueduct_Racetrack)\n>The track itself has three courses. The main track (dirt) has a circumference of 1+1⁄8 miles (1.8 km). Inside of the main track are two courses: **the 1 mile (1.6 km) Main Turf Course**, and **the Inner Turf Course measuring 7.065 furlongs (1.421 km)**. The track has seating capacity of 17,000 and total capacity of 40,000.[3] The facility houses the New York Racing Association's headquarters.As is the case with the other two tracks operated by the New York Racing Association – Aqueduct and Belmont Park – there are three separate tracks in the main course at Saratoga Race Course:
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\n- a main (dirt) track, which, like that at Aqueduct, has a 1+1⁄8-mile (9-furlong or 1,811 m) circumference;
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- chute for 7-furlong events
\n- chute for 1 mile events known as the Wilson Chute. Originally was in use until 1972 when an additional parking lot was created. * The chute was used in 1992 for one season. The Wilson Chute was resurrected in 2022.[20]
- a 1-mile (8-furlong) turf track, known officially as the Mellon Turf Course in honor of the Mellon family, whose members include prominent thoroughbred owner/breeder Paul Mellon and his father Andrew Mellon, a former United States Treasury Secretary; and
\n- an inner turf track, the circumference of which is 7 furlongs (1,408 m).[21]
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I am reading the competition threads and came across your post. Just for your information, the 2nd link for Aqueduct is not updated. Aqueduct has now two turf racetracks (inner and outer) (there was a project in 2017 to convert the inner dirt racetrack to a turf one (so all three racetracks, AQU, BEL, and SAR have Inner Turf , Outer Turf, and One Dirt). It is enough to distinguish between Dirt and Turf (including inner and outer). Other than their total circumference, there is no big difference between outer and inner turf. It's just to respond to the increasing demand for turf racing in North America and also because turf requires more maintenance work than dirt, so having two is better…
", "rawMarkdown": "I am reading the competition threads and came across your post. Just for your information, the 2nd link for Aqueduct is not updated. Aqueduct has now two turf racetracks (inner and outer) (there was a project in 2017 to convert the inner dirt racetrack to a turf one (so all three racetracks, AQU, BEL, and SAR have Inner Turf , Outer Turf, and One Dirt). It is enough to distinguish between Dirt and Turf (including inner and outer). Other than their total circumference, there is no big difference between outer and inner turf. It's just to respond to the increasing demand for turf racing in North America and also because turf requires more maintenance work than dirt, so having two is better...", "votes": null } ], "comments": [ { "id": 1987758, "author_name": "", "author_url": "", "post_date": "10/14/2022 20:16:21", "content": "I am reading the competition threads and came across your post. Just for your information, the 2nd link for Aqueduct is not updated. Aqueduct has now two turf racetracks (inner and outer) (there was a project in 2017 to convert the inner dirt racetrack to a turf one (so all three racetracks, AQU, BEL, and SAR have Inner Turf , Outer Turf, and One Dirt). It is enough to distinguish between Dirt and Turf (including inner and outer). Other than their total circumference, there is no big difference between outer and inner turf. It's just to respond to the increasing demand for turf racing in North America and also because turf requires more maintenance work than dirt, so having two is better…
", "votes": null, "replies": [] } ], "raw_markdown_by_id": { "1916614": "Can we classify the inner terf at Aqueduct racetrack as a `T`?Outer terf at Aqueduct is a dirt course and should be treated separately. However, isn't the turf course about the size of the inner terf at Saratoga?\n\nIs there a reason you didn't treat it as inner turf?\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n[Aqueduct_Racetrack:Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqueduct_Racetrack)\n>The track itself has three courses. The main track (dirt) has a circumference of 1+1⁄8 miles (1.8 km). Inside of the main track are two courses: **the 1 mile (1.6 km) Main Turf Course**, and **the Inner Turf Course measuring 7.065 furlongs (1.421 km)**. The track has seating capacity of 17,000 and total capacity of 40,000.[3] The facility houses the New York Racing Association's headquarters.