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their steeplechase horses before the sanctioned meets begin.
“Point-to-point races are a very good way to get a horse fit and educated over jumps,” says Mr. Smithwick. “It can be really good for a flat racing horse because it gives them a change of pace from the stable and the race track and it can really change their attitude toward their racing.
“It is nice for them to get out in the country once in a while and their performance in point-topoint races does not show up in the Racing Form at flat tracks, so it can be quite profitable too for maiden runners or horses that have not raced in a few
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