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Old 11-11-2006, 03:47 AM
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Found this on drf.com


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Old 11-12-2006, 03:17 PM
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couple of things stick out to me:

"it just doesn't seem to be as good as everybody thought it was going to be."

how much did this stuff cost them again??


We know we have a serious problem," Jamie Martin, Woodbine's senior vice president of racing, told the congregation. "We're addressing it as best we can, with maintenance procedures."

'caused by a separation of the Polytrack components during a recent stretch of colder weather'--and this stuff is supposed to be the ANSWER to cold weather tracks...


effective Saturday, Nov. 11, toe grabs up to a quarter of an inch will be allowed.---and i know MANY have said toe grabs are one of the biggest problems in soundness issues--so if they weren't allowed on the poly--how much of the safety issue was addressed by the poly, and how much by lack of toe grabs?? now that they will be allowed, will injuries increase?


"it just doesn't seem to be as good as everybody thought it was going to be."
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Old 11-12-2006, 06:20 PM
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The surface needs some work but they'll figure it out.
http://jen-thoroughbreds.blogspot.co...searching.html
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Old 11-14-2006, 08:36 PM
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Lets tuck this thread away somewhere
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