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Originally Posted by freddymo
I agree it is less then ideal.. Consider that horseman need a reliable track to condition their stock.. When the weather is really bad how can they do this? Plus NYRA losses a lot of dates when it's a rough winter so the alternative to Turflike racing is perhaps no racing at all. Most of the high powered barns and owners are following the sun so the only people who do suffer are the few that really can't afford to ship to warmer climates. Other then closing it down for 100 days a year it kind of makes some sense to mitigate the weather of winter and race on something synthetic.
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There is a better shot of the fat Man sliming down and riding on the inner track as a 10 pound bug than there is of NYRA shutting down in the winter. The NY breeders would start jumping off the Throgs neck bridge in protest.