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Originally Posted by Mag
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I believe there is a misconception that when tracks are yielding fast times it somehow must be bad because it has to mean the track is too hard.
I've always been skeptical of the concept that tracks where horses all struggle to get over the ground are safer.
Mountaineer's track in the winter yields mind bogglingly slow final times - and yet it seems to be regarded as about the single last place you'd want to race or train over.
Obviously the track the horses get over the easiest should be the safest.
I think the problem starts when such tracks get labeled "speed biased" - and that leads to trainers drilling harder in workouts and jockeys riding more aggressive through the early stages of races.