This is really a non-issue as NYRA can't afford to replace the tracks anyway, New York will be running on dirt for the forseeable future. This is obviously a response to the knee jerk reaction from the Derby that breakdowns have to be reduced, the type of reaction that California fell for in 2006. And to the poster who mentioned Smarty, Afleet Alex and Giacomo getting injured, I don't see how Scrappy T wiping out Afleet Alex had anything to do with the track. Giacomo was just slow. Smarty's injury was minor, they just wanted an excuse to retire him.
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