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Originally Posted by the_fat_man
Damn, we can't quite get through any thread here without some POLY whining.
Why is anything that's happening on DIRT any better?
And this, after the leader of the DIRT movement, Mr Beyer himself, personally did some ad hoc tweaking of his synthetic figures so his followers would have a clue. 
Guess there's no convincing those who love (to roll around in) dirt. |
The only thing wrong with Poly is the racing tends to be borish..I don't think it lends itself to flattering a horses turn of foot. I think watching a TB acelerate is what thrills fans. Plodding doesn't seem to get the heart beating. As for making money betting it, I believe any hi quality capper who puts the time and effort in will be rewarded regardless of the surface.
I think you also have to understand that it is a third surface. So many stars or hi quality animals aren't necessarily able to be good on dirt and poly. So you may have a multiple grade 1 winner on dirt who can't run a step on the stuff. that isn't good for the sport. The sport needs its stars to have a fair shot at being stars on the sports biggest showcase day