# Camptown Races

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camptown-races/655568>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 13, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camptown-races/655568 "2013-04-13T03:52:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camptown-races/655568/21 "2013-07-10T14:11:16Z")

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> [@BobLibDem](#):
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> If you bet on the bobtail nag, why do you care if someone bets on the bay? In fact, if you want to make money you’ve got to have people bet on the other horses.

Haven’t you answered your own question?

My question is, did they really run at night? Like, by torchlight? Seems hazardous.

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**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camptown-races/655568/22 "2013-07-11T03:19:01Z")

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> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#):
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> Haven’t you answered your own question?
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> My question is, did they really run at night? Like, by torchlight? Seems hazardous.

G’wine to run all night, g’wine to run all day. Sort of like the 24 hours of LeMans, I guess, but quieter.

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