Track Records Broken, Tied at Belmont
One main track record fell and a second was tied on a beautiful fall day of racing at Belmont Park Oct. 21.
In the first race, Repole Stable’s Super Shape took charge from the start and then shook off a challenge in the stretch from Todd Got Even to draw off by 2 3/4 lengths and equal the Belmont Park 6 1/2-furlong main track record of 1:14.46.
The 5-year-old Argentina-bred son of
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One main track record fell and a second was tied on a beautiful fall day of racing at Belmont Park Oct. 21.
In the first race, Repole Stable’s Super Shape took charge from the start and then shook off a challenge in the stretch from Todd Got Even to draw off by 2 3/4 lengths and equal the Belmont Park 6 1/2-furlong main track record of 1:14.46.
The 5-year-old Argentina-bred son of American Chance tied the mark set by multiple graded stakes-winning sprinter Bear Fan in the Vagrancy Handicap in 2004.
Two races later, Oxbow Racing’s chestnut 3-year-old Birdrun blew away a first-level allowance field by 8 1/4 lengths and broke the 11-year-old record for 1 1/16 miles on the main track set by Rock and Roll, finishing in a time of 1:39.38. The old mark was 1:39.51
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