Could poly bring back the 12 furlong "dirt" race?
 

This is NOT to argue whether or not polytrack is a good thing. I think we can all agree on two things so far:

1) Horses come back less sore after running on polytrack.

2) Turf horses do well on polytrack.

Considering those two factors wouldn't it be reasonable to think that if tracks with polytrack began carding 12 furlong stakes races on them that they might actually fill? Could it potentially lead to a rebirth in 12 furlong "dirt" racing in the US? Any thoughts?

Is this good or bad?

I sure hope to God not... I Hope NYRA makes the JCGC 12f again

[quote=Seattleallstar]I sure hope to God not... I Hope NYRA makes the JCGC 12f again[/QUOTE]

Why? So we can spend another 30 seconds watching one good horse beat up on four slow horses? No thanks.

Wait, you hope to God that it doesnt lead to the rebirth of the 1 1/2 dirt race and at the same time want the JCGC goes back to 12f :confused:

Me, I'd rather watch Martha Stewart than to watch anything less than graded stakes horses run 12f. Ever catch some of those 5k claimers that go 10f in about 2:13? COmpletely boring. I'm not sure why the poly would have any impact on whether or not they go back to more 12f though...

[quote=dalakhani]I was kinda thinking the same thing except I was gonna say 2 or 3 other horses rather than 4.

we need a 12f on dirt in America, if you disagree with me then your for terrorism

What exactly do we need 12f dirt races for?

I nearly spit out my drink on this one. LOL. Classic timing and delivery. You have a new fan seattleallstar.

Personally I would love to see more thoroughbreds go back to what they were meant to do; run long distances!

for the good of the breed and to at leat have one true distance race in America

Then, perhaps, we should just set them all free in the wild west.

amen! you said it

When is the Boston Marathon run?
Could they maybe have a thoroughbred division?

That's dumb.

Maybe you like your sprint races, but the fact that we no longer have horses with the ability to have speed & stamina over a course of ground is just pathetic. The turf horse have maintained this ability for the most part while the American dirt horse hasn't.

lol thanks dala im glad you liked it and got the joke

god your scaring me sight, i was about to type out the same things

I was joking with the wording of your post not the intentions.

I prefer turf racing to dirt for betting and think the entire industry is its own worst enemy. Thus, in essense, I am for anything they currently are NOT doing.

Of course I myself(unlike others on this "joking thread") have never put out on other message boards the support for just that.
I really don't see anything funny about someone who has taken public stances against the safety of the US, either here or elsewhere.

Well Dala.. His matinees are one thing: you may want to wait for the evening performances before declaring yourself a fan..

Well Dala.. His matinees are one thing: you may want to wait for the evening performances before declaring yourself a fan.. ;)

Depends how you want to take it. I think it would be a good thing if it led to enough demand where graded stakes struggling to maintain their identity stretched out to 12 furlongs and actually drew a strong field.

That aint happening.

Personally I think people are getting WAY ahead of themselves with polytrack.

Pretty sad isn't it? We could all sit here and post all day about the changes that need to be made, but does it all fall on deaf ears of the powers to be? I guess when one has money to make at the moment they don't feel a need to look ahead?

And if I said five months ago that the Perryville would have drawn that quality of a field on polytrack you probably would have told me it aint happening either.

Well, as long as they continue to just ignore the real problem, performance enhancing drugs, what the hell is the difference what they do.

Honestly, I am getting to the point where I don't blame people for cheating, you can't be competitive if you don't and the powers that be basically endorse it with some of the stallions that fetch big money.

stick it up your ass Republican boy

Now THERES the Seattleallstar we all know!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

Listen here, you slimy, liberal leftist... :p

Why don't you boys play nice? Do I need to get Buffy over here? :eek:

The Perryville got the field it did for a far different reason than Polytrack.....and his name is Discreet Cat.

Don't think for one instant that Latent Heat, Praying for Cash and, at least, High Finance would have run in the Grade 3 Perryville, and not the Grade 2 Jerome ( at their home track ), if Discreet Cat wasn't running.

lol you azzhole

Hes so easy to bait with that hairtrigger temper.
One time I told him that someone had made fun of him as a joke, just to get his blood pressure up. before I could tell him I was only kidding, he had posted to the guy(who had absolutely no idea why he was saying this!!LOL!!) that he was gonna find him and tear him apart.

Why do you have to bring terrorism into this also, just plain stupid

yeah I remember that, I was already on my way to NY

I agree, I'm just saying to give a blanket statement like 'it aint happening' is tough to do when we don't know what the future holds. For all we know performance on the polytrack could prove to correlate to endurance in the sire and the demand for 12 furlong races to prove that endurance will increase.

Thats pretty funny. You don't even drive, how exactly are you going to get from your parents house to NY?

So, they are going to dramatically alter the breed to suit this new surface?

Good luck.

I say they just paint it green and call it what it is.

why dont you tell em that im banned from 2 casinos, and the lone OTB in the Seattle area

airplane dummy

I would guess that people wouldn't much care about that Seattle.