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I feel ya man!! I dont know how they can compare top class horses running at del mar (eventhough they had there fair share of fatalities last summer) to a place that runs broken down claimers like finger lakes or mountaineer. No **** the numbers will be different. I totally agree with the tracks you chose to compare with artifical tracks. |
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![]() The hard tracks at Saratoga last summer were not well received by many trainers due to the track super's policy of sealing the tracks each night and from what I understand were the return of some questionable maintenance practices. If you recall, there were meetings among trainers and NYRA officials about the condition of both the main and Oklahoma training tracks. I know that I spoke to our vet over Labor Day weekend last year (as he was x-raying one of our horses), and he said that he had x-rayed more ankles last summer where there was nothing "wrong" with the horse. That there was not a rash of breakdowns during the afternoon does not mean that the tracks were in good shape.
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Of course one thing that everyone is forgetting when they advocate the money should be spent on a "safer" dirt surfaces either doesnt know or understand why tracks installed them in the first place. It was not only billed as a "bias free" and safer surface but maintenance free as well. The initial cost was supposed to be covered in 3 or 4 years by having track maintenance budgets slashed. A "safer" dirt surface will still cost the same or more to maintain than a "non-safe" or current surface. The tracks were thinking bottom line, not safety, regardless of what they are saying now. |
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![]() This is really a non-issue as NYRA can't afford to replace the tracks anyway, New York will be running on dirt for the forseeable future. This is obviously a response to the knee jerk reaction from the Derby that breakdowns have to be reduced, the type of reaction that California fell for in 2006. And to the poster who mentioned Smarty, Afleet Alex and Giacomo getting injured, I don't see how Scrappy T wiping out Afleet Alex had anything to do with the track. Giacomo was just slow. Smarty's injury was minor, they just wanted an excuse to retire him.
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yes but it turned out the synthetic surfaces then did need to be maintained and harrowed and watered similarly to dirt tracks. They were promoting "saving 475,000 per year on maintenance" or some bs like that. turns out not the case! |
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One of the problems in this industry is who gets anointed as somehow knowledgable. Nothing personal against Jack Knowlton, as he seems like a nice man, but what exactly are his qualifications? Other than, of course, having been quoted by Sumitas.
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Just more nebulous nonsense from BBB |
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![]() you mean misquoted...mr knowlton said 'maybe 25%'-sumitas gave it out as 25%. i think the maybe is important.
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That moves Jack up. Saying " maybe 25% " is pretty useful.
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Just more nebulous nonsense from BBB |
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Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. Abraham Lincoln |