Turfway

[The Bid]

Youre mistaken

Im just giving you the facts, you do what you want with them. Im not bending your arm to answer my posts.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by The Bid

Actually Champ Ali, it makes a big difference how it was marketed. When you market a surface as "all weather" requiring "little or no maintenance" then in the same breath rip 4 inches of cat pissed rug,spandex, and tires off the top something doesnt jive. They have tried everything to right that surface, and they just cant do it....Know why? Because they didnt do the appropriate testing before they installed it. They didnt know what tearing 4 inches off would do, they didnt know what bad weather would do, they didnt anticipate 100 yards of frozen polyblocks being kicked back, they didnt think it would be clumping, freezing, uneven, and dangerous. They didnt think about much more than running dates when they laid that ****. They thought about full fields, increased handle, and more dates. Do you think for one second the horeses best interest was in mind, PUHLEASE. They are breaking down with a steady frequency, they are having major problems, its about time to be honest with the general public. The horsemen know there are issues, managment knows there is issues, its irresponsible of Keeneland to continue marketing this surface as all weather.

They tested the track on Keenelands training track and had no problems.

You really are spending too much of your time and energy on this crusade. I'm starting to worry about YOUR health. Maybe some yoga and breathing exercises will bring down your blood pressure.

[todko]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Probably because it would be a waste of perfectly good ink and paper...?

As we all should know by now....the vast majority of the "powers that be", in this game, are notoriously incompetent hacks....who can't get out of there own way.

I did write to the "powers that be". And I wrote before the first horse ever raced on Poly at Turfway. Before the first fall meet that used poly. They said I was making "suppositions" that the track would have a kickback problem. Martin Collins never returned a single inquiry.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Champali Chick

It is a forum where one can talk about racing.

Which isn't exactly what's going on here... you're just ranting and raving and, in general, standing on everyone's last nerve.

There are ways to discuss things, and then there's what you do.

I'm still totally miffed by the opinion you seem to hold (and correct me if I'm mistaken) that Turfway's dirt track was better than their Polytrack.

You've been here a couple of days, made seven posts, and are already telling long time members " There are ways to discuss things, and then there's what you do. " I'm glad to see you feel so at home here that you already feel confortable saying those things.

You're not the only one here who works in the industry, or has horses, or is entitled to their opinion about polytrack, and all in all I would say we're off to a rocky start.

It's probably just opening day jitters.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

You've been here a couple of days, made seven posts, and are already telling long time members " There are ways to discuss things, and then there's what you do. " I'm glad to see you feel so at home here that you already feel confortable saying those things.

You're not the only one here who works in the industry, or has horses, or is entitled to their opinion about polytrack, and all in all I would say we're off to a rocky start.

It's probably just opening day jitters.

damn rookies...

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by T3B

damn rookies...

I had the same problem in prison......I had to beat up the biggest goon there before I earned the respect I so richly deserved.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I had the same problem in prison......I had to beat up the biggest goon there before I earned the respect I so richly deserved.

so...the rumors about you are true then....you are a bad ass

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

You've been here a couple of days, made seven posts, and are already telling long time members " There are ways to discuss things, and then there's what you do. " I'm glad to see you feel so at home here that you already feel confortable saying those things.

You're not the only one here who works in the industry, or has horses, or is entitled to their opinion about polytrack, and all in all I would say we're off to a rocky start.

It's probably just opening day jitters.

i do know bid isn't on my last nerve...

big day, superbowl and all....

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by T3B

so...the rumors about you are true then....you are a bad ass

he might have been getting by on the 'never hit a guy with glasses' rule...more than his bad ass self

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by T3B

so...the rumors about you are true then....you are a bad ass

I was lifting old ladies' purses at simulcasting.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by The Bid

Its simply not an all weather track Jim.

Im not debating what the lady from Woodbine said, I hold it in the same regard as what TWP says. The track just has a few kinks. A few kinks is an understatement.

Champ, I thought this was a forum where we could talk about racing

Its more of an all-weather track than dirt, much more.
When you say all weather and apply it to the extremes that show up in the upper mid-west, its pretty severe.

You are chosing to simply hold fast to an extreme view that all weather means that the track should have constant characteristics in ALL weather conditions. Its simply impossible. It does handle the weather better than dirt. About that there is simply no doubt.

There is not one simple answer as you are trying to imply.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I was lifting old ladies' purses at simulcasting.

you and kev should partner up--while you're lifting purses, he can distract them by lifting their skir

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I was lifting old ladies' purses at simulcasting.

that was you??? my gran tackled you but good--to aid in your capture

[GPK]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I was lifting old ladies' purses at simulcasting.

we gotta fuel the gambling habit somehow...

[Danzig]

darn keyboard-guess the batteries need changing...

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by T3B

we gotta fuel the gambling habit somehow...

They were just gonna lose that money anyway.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Danzig188

you and kev should partner up--while you're lifting purses, he can distract them by lifting their skir

hey now...I like my woman a little more "mature" but I aint into all that now Deb...

[GPK]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

They were just gonna lose that money anyway.

see...thats what I was saying...if we let them lose it on their own...we are just enabling them....

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by T3B

hey now...I like my woman a little more "mature" but I aint into all that now Deb...

lol
guess it depends on btw's idea of how old you have to be to be considered 'old ladies'.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by T3B

see...thats what I was saying...if we let them lose it on their own...we are just enabling them....

just trying to save them from themselves eh?