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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Personally I think the reason many horses have had a problem shipping and winning on California dirt is the dirt itself. The tracks in the east are more sand based for the the most part, and are much more condusive to horses being able to come off of the pace. For the most part the tracks in Cali are harder, and more speed oriented. Think about a horse like Taste of Paradise. Decent horse out west, but once he hits Belmont he's a completely different animal. It seems to me, and it's just my opinion, that when you are based, and train at a sand based track, it's harder to adjust to a harder surface, than vice versa.

Thank you.