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Old 03-17-2008, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay
I don't think a horse should change their running style just because the pace horses aren't running fast. Synthetic is different than turf. Maybe not polytrack, but synthetic at Hollywood and SA is very different from the turf.

If it was turf, Medici Code could run over it.
It WAS different, but the "new" cushion track with the goo stuff they put in at SA is just like turf. Just look at the fractions- 1:13 in the San Felipe, which is probably 3 seconds slower than what a traditional dirt track would be.
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