Parabola

An ultra-long-distance race scheduled on the closing day of a season used to be a staple of North American racing, but these days only a handful of tracks still card (or attempt to fill) them. Fort Erie is one of the few tracks that keeps this offbeat tradition alive, and the Ontario oval doesn't skimp on its version of a marathon: Tuesday's "getaway day" ninth race on the final 10-race program of the meet will go at 2 miles 70 yards. Known locally as the "Tour de Fort," what the...