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Originally Posted by JJP
I don't think I agree with Christine, at least completely. Yes, the trainers are partly responsible. But these are the same people who train at Hawthorne, and there was no outcry about breakdowns there. For one thing, the breakdowns are almost all in the same spot; near the far turn on the main track. They've had problems with their surface being biased the past few years. I think the easy way out is for the track president to claim its the horseman's fault, and not his surface.
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The track president NEVER claimed it to be the horseman's fault. How come the good trainers, the responsible ones haven't had one breakdown. From what I know, Janks and Catalano, two of the mainstays haven't lost a single horse....
As far as Arlington being bias, it is like EVERY OTHER TRACK in this country in the summer. The heat cooks it (keep in mind 99% of tracks are in an open space with no shade, thus it gets even hotter) and it turns into a NASCAR strip, it is no worse then any other track in the country this time. they can only put soo much water into the surface. Arlington was watering after EVERY race this weekend, which is uncommon