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Originally Posted by outofthebox
I think it will always be difficult handicapping the main track at CD because it will follow two synthetic meetings. There will be a lot of guess work with horses jumping from synthetic to natural dirt surfaces. With big fields and plenty of guessing, it makes for great handicapping and plenty of hefty mutuals.
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I think you hit the nail on the head. And at the fall meet, they really put the emphasis on 2YO racing, where many of the horses have only run on synthetic. By the spring meet, many of the horses will be coming back from GP, FG and OP so they'll have enough true dirt races to gauge their form.