Arlington to install a synthetic surface

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by repent

Oh I doubt I am wrong about this.
I bet that by 2008 we will see ER episdoes on NBC where Chicago residents are being treated for polytrak inhalation suffered at Arlington Racetrack.


this is a terrible development.
at some point,
Im going to be reduced to playing just tracks that are too poor to afford a "$10 Million" investment.

cant believe AP is spending that kind of change on a freaking toxic form of fake dirt.


horses die.its part of racing and always has been.
you dont spend $10M to stop breakdowns.
just stupid.


Repent

according to this thinking maybe we should also not invest in new drugs or other medical reasearch. after all, people die, always have, always will.

so your objection to the stuff is based on the potential health risk to humans?
i'm sorry but if i were to make a list of toxic substances that come in contact with humans and are hazardous to human health, dust from race tracks would not even make the top one thousand.

tracks like Arlington are spending the money on the surface change because it makes good economic sense and its less stressful to the horses.

[ArlJim78]

Don't know but i'm guessing its a safe bet that alcohol consumption is much more dangerous to humans than artificial racing surfaces are.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by merasmag

alcohol consumption (in proper amounts) is very beneficial

When have you ever drank in 'proper amounts'?

[ArlJim78]

in the "proper amounts" polytrack may be beneficial, like say adding fiber to your diet.

[brianwspencer]

the more i think about it, the more i realize that Arlington can't lose on this one.

after last summer, this is an incredible PR move, whether that was the intention or not. After seeing the Chicago newspapers circling around the track like vultures waiting for the next breakdown...this is bound to generate TONS of positive press to try to temper the disgust that many non-fans in the area felt last summer watching it happen.

[intense]

I worked at AP last year. Going to work and knowing I was possibly going to see multiple horses breakdown was not something I looked forward too. There was a time in the middle of the meet when I would almost look away when they would come around the final turn. I don't see how AP could go wrong by switching to poly. I was asked by hundreds of people during work what the deal was with all of the horses breaking down, hopefully this will change.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

the more i think about it, the more i realize that Arlington can't lose on this one.

after last summer, this is an incredible PR move, whether that was the intention or not. After seeing the Chicago newspapers circling around the track like vultures waiting for the next breakdown...this is bound to generate TONS of positive press to try to temper the disgust that many non-fans in the area felt last summer watching it happen.

I agree with you brian, i think they have turned a negative into a potential big positive. Arlington will now be viewed as a progressive as opposed to last year when the image was tarnished due to the breakdown issue.
they've now addressed the breakdown issue in a big way.
they've made it where arlington can rightfully claim to be one of the premeir
racing facilities in the country with its beautiful plant, superb turf course, and soon to be state of the art synthetic dirt track.

i think this will only make the place more popular with europeans reinforcing the international theme to the place. i also predict that with this change we'll
now see new faces amongst the trainer population. for example i would think that you'd be more likely to see some horses come up for the summer from someone like Biancone or other other high profile barns.

[repent]

Originally Posted by Habersham000

repent have you ever seen a horse breakdown in front of your eyes? Or have you ever seen a horse breakdown and another horse breakdown because they hit that horse? 10 million to prevent any kind of breakdowns is worth every penny....just because you are pathetic and you do not support the safety of horses doesn't mean you can bash poly or any other surface that is kinder to horses safety. Yea you are a true fan of the sport, you are pathetic.

you cant make me feel bad about a reality of horse racing that has been around as long as the sport itself.

its not that I dont support the safety of horses, its just that I dont care either way.
Im not anti-horse safety, but Im not going to support something when horse safety is the only possible benefit and there are many negatives.


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[philcski]

Originally Posted by repent

Oh I doubt I am wrong about this.
I bet that by 2008 we will see ER episdoes on NBC where Chicago residents are being treated for polytrak inhalation suffered at Arlington Racetrack.


this is a terrible development.
at some point,
Im going to be reduced to playing just tracks that are too poor to afford a "$10 Million" investment.

cant believe AP is spending that kind of change on a freaking toxic form of fake dirt.


horses die.
its part of racing and always has been.
you dont spend $10M to stop breakdowns.
just stupid.


Repent

You truly are more of a jackass then I ever thought. Are your sneakers toxic? No.

What do you do for a job? I doubt it's much more rewarding than pumping gas.

[repent]

Originally Posted by philcski

You truly are more of a jackass then I ever thought. Are your sneakers toxic? No.

What do you do for a job? I doubt it's much more rewarding than pumping gas.

my employment?
unlike many of you,
i have a real job where I have to be from 9-5 everyday which is why I am not here to bs all day(no offense to anyone who is fortunate to hang out here during the day, I just can not).

whatever,
dont know what that has to do with my feeling on polytrack.
its dangerous and not all that practical of a racing surface.
what else do you need to know?



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[philcski]

Originally Posted by repent

my employment?
unlike many of you,
i have a real job where I have to be from 9-5 everyday which is why I am not here to bs all day(no offense to anyone who is fortunate to hang out here during the day, I just can not).

whatever,
dont know what that has to do with my feeling on polytrack.
its dangerous and not all that practical of a racing surface.
what else do you need to know?



Repent

I ask because I question your authority to call something "toxic" without the knowledge of the actual chemical makeup of the substance's constituents. If you're a chemist or toxologist, I retract my statement. Otherwise, perhaps you should refrain from making bold statements you cannot back up with fact.