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Meadow Ford

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Jeopardy Category
« on: October 18, 2023, 06:03:02 PM »
Today on Jeopardy.
The Category,  Racing.
The quarter pole is two furlongs from the ?
What is your answer?
Harness Racing gets no respect!
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Bitter Truth

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Re: Jeopardy Category
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2023, 06:10:46 PM »
What is starting line.
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Fuguzzi

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Re: Jeopardy Category
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2023, 06:14:13 PM »
The half mile marker.
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Re: Jeopardy Category
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2023, 06:17:57 PM »
Both
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Re: Jeopardy Category
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2023, 06:19:43 PM »
Who cares?  73cv.2
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Re: Jeopardy Category
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2023, 06:19:59 PM »
only reason I didn't say both is that the finish line isn't exactly the starting point anymore.

But, of course it it essentially both.
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Meadow Ford

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Re: Jeopardy Category
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2023, 06:22:49 PM »
Racing!
Why did I post that Harness Racing gets no respect?
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Re: Jeopardy Category
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2023, 06:30:56 PM »
So you are not going to give the answer?
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Re: Jeopardy Category
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2023, 06:31:28 PM »
The contestant said "What is the finish line".
Did she get the money?
Is it the same for both Flat and harness?
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Meadow Ford

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Re: Jeopardy Category
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2023, 06:33:46 PM »
Quote from: Bitter Truth on October 18, 2023, 06:30:56 PM
So you are not going to give the answer?
Yes, but not right now.
Maybe more would like to answer.
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Re: Jeopardy Category
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2023, 06:37:09 PM »
I can see that..It's either a quarter from the start or quarter from finish, both could be called the 1/4 pole..Bottom klne, there are 8 furlongs in a mile...So obviously half mile is definitely incorrect.
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Re: Jeopardy Category
« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2023, 06:43:52 PM »
Tbreds- 1/4 pole is top of stretch, 1/4 from finish.  Furlongs are used in the terminology.
Sbreds- 1/4 mile after the start.  Furlongs not used in the terminology.
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Re: Jeopardy Category
« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2023, 10:55:28 PM »
T'Breds--The distances are counted down from start to finish
Standies--The distances are counted up from start to finish
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Re: Jeopardy Category
« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2023, 08:48:05 AM »
ok so here's a t-bred race..there off..they go 2 furlongs...they put up a time...what point did they pass to post that time? Sure seems like the qtr pole to me. But I also realize the announcer will also say near top of the stretch  something like 'As they come past the qtr pole."..so  as I say both could be correct.
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Re: Jeopardy Category
« Reply #14 on: October 19, 2023, 05:46:47 PM »
Quote from: Meadow Ford on October 18, 2023, 06:03:02 PM
Today on Jeopardy.
The Category,  Racing.
The quarter pole is two furlongs from the ?
What is your answer?
Harness Racing gets no respect!
The contestant said "What is the finish line"?
The correct Tbred answer.
They gave her a correct and the money.
I wonder what they would have said if she had answered "What is the starting line"?
IMHO the right Sbred answer.

The show used the Tbred answer, that is why I said
"Harness Racing gets no respect".
The show also had a question where the correct answer was "What is a claiming race".

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