The compositon of the Blue Grass field would have been much different had it been run over the old Keeneland dirt track....and who do you think might have scratched from the field?
Prior to the poly-track, KEE races are almost never taken off-the-turf.
I'm a fan of full fields....and competitive races....and that's the benefit of the surface to horseplayers....however, as a fan of the sport, I hate watching racing over that surface...it's a complete eye-sore...like watching harness racing without sulkys.
I also have doubts that a skilled handicapper has any advantage playing races over that surface....
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