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Originally Posted by SniperSB23
Right, which is exactly what would have happened to horses like Go Between in the past. On the synthetics though these turf horses are becoming G1 winners on the "dirt" when they wouldn't run a step on real dirt.
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I wouldn't use a horse like Go Between to support your opinion. The Sunshine Classic is restricted to only Cal and FLA breds. The pace in the race was 22 3/5, 45, 1:08, 1:33, 1:45 3/5, it fell apart and Go Between won. against a suspect group. He's also a colt who's sire is Point Given and he was pretty good routing on dirt although I agree that the dam side of his pedigree is all turf. Besides Asi Siempre I can't remember another turf horse winning a Grade 1, but she won on Keenelands Polytrack.
I've watched the last three Keeneland meets, Delmar in 07, Hollywood, and Santa Anita and the two synthetic surfaces seem to be completely different. Cushion Track plays more like a real dirt track and Polytrack races look like turf races but in a way they don't. In many Polytrack races they crawl early and the closers still inhale the front runners. In turf races there are many times that horses who set an slow early pace usually hold their postitions from start to finish.