I just wish that there was more of a happy medium. There is no doubt that often very good or great dirt horses don't take to it at all and as the surface spreads to the tracks through the country, this will completely change the sport as well bred horses will struggle to find a surface to suceed on. It is not fair for horses like CQ and other great dirt horses not to have a chance on this foreign surface. HOwever, it does do wonders for the soundness of horses. Far fewer breakdowns and a horse can run more often with less strain. So it's hard to decide which is more important , many believe that the safety of horses is but to what extent - that it ruins the game or completely changes it? I'm not complaining right now though as I've had the biggest scores of my life by far betting against these good dirt horses that top trainers ship in for stakes, and sticking with the horses who train or have run on it already (With a City by far the biggest score of my life). Last week had tons of success in the stakes races with Ball Four and UD Ghetto.
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