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Title: Question About Royal Ascot
Post by: richiebee on June 14, 2016, 07:26:46 AM
Never noticed this, but it seems as if when fillies and mares race v males, they
are assigned the outside stalls in the starting gate?
Title: Re: Question About Royal Ascot
Post by: milwmike on June 14, 2016, 09:30:15 AM
Saddlecloth numbers in Europe are assigned based upon sex, sometimes age and alphabetical.  There were 4 F&M in the race, saddlecloths 11-14.  Tepin, as last in alpha order was 14, but broke from post 12.  The 13 saddlecloth had pp 1. Just a weird way of doing things.
Title: Re: Question About Royal Ascot
Post by: joemama on June 14, 2016, 10:23:26 AM
Guess that explains it. Why we\'re here and they are there.