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Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER
JOEY,how many more times we gunna have to see the hype -build up to the B.C., and then see the track is whack? I am over these biased dirt tracks on B.C. day.On that one day,I want it to be an unbiased track...o.k.? If the Artificial tracks are 'biased" against certain horses,atleast you know that going into the day.You don't have to wait until 3-4 races in.Even if ya see the bias 3-4 races in,people are gunna tell ya there ain't a bias.
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I agree that the tracks on BC day are usually a disgrace, dirt or otherwise. But I disagree that artificial tracks make it easier to spot the biases. I've seen days at Keeneland where one day, it's playing to speed and the next day, it's playing to closers, or even one race and then the next race. I think unlike on those big days, where it's pretty easy to see a dead rail or a live rail, on artificial tracks, biases can change at the drop of a hat.
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Originally Posted by parsixfarms
As for the second bolded portion of your post, I admire your honesty, no matter how wrong-headed and uncaring for the horse that I think the statement is.
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Originally Posted by Honu
o sensitive , he can say the horses soundness doesnt matter and thats ok , but if I say I dont care if he ever bets another race again Im an asswipe. Whatever
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Look, let's get one thing straight. I'm not saying that the horses' health doesn't matter to me, I'm saying that I think the betting public's needs and wants come before it in general, and that the recent wave of switches to artificial surfaces has a lot to do with the fact that people apparently aren't going to not bet it. What I would like to see is an improvement in the safety of dirt tracks, not a bunch of racetracks throwing up their hands and saying "there's nothing we can do, put up the fake stuff, they'll bet it anyway." You may say that it's impossible to make dirt tracks totally safe, and I guess you would know better than I do, but I find it hard to believe that there's nothing that can be done.
I think this comes down to a bettors vs. horsemen argument, and I have no interest in being the insensitive bad guy, because just like I won't bet polytrack because the results are too flukey, I won't bet a track that has a million breakdowns and sore horses because I don't want to support a track that isn't doing enough to ensure its horses' safety.
Once again, I love horses and I care very much about their safety. Don't twist my words into something different.