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Old 04-19-2007, 07:06 PM
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You Know what's good about this? NOTHING!! Oh...By the way...On what surface did Notional just bust his ankle up on? POLY-TRACK
Poly-Track= One more example of the pussification of America.
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Old 04-19-2007, 07:09 PM
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If you do not like SoCal racing currently and a synthetic surface changes whatever you do not like about it, then perhaps the surface change will change your attitude towards SoCal racing.

What do you think?
I dislike SoCal racing for more reasons than just the surface.
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Old 04-19-2007, 07:12 PM
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Oh this is wonderful!!
With the joint decisions to add a BC mile race, and run the BC on poly, a spectacular superstar like Joe Got Even will finally be able to win that Breeders' Cup race he so richly deserves next year.
I can't wait.
I guess some people saw the Bluegrass last week and thought.....YES!! I want the BC Classic to look like that!
Ridiculous.
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Old 04-19-2007, 07:44 PM
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Our voice can only be heard by the handle, specifically the decline of.. as long as people continue to bet on it, those in charge will see no problem with it..

look at the numbers at Keeneland. It's amazing.

The only thing we're lacking in this years Derby is some polytrack.. because it is just not confusing enough as it is

I applaud those who hate it and are backing it up by not gambling. Boy, if the handle went down for BC '08 significantly, what's the first thing they're going to point to?

As for me, I'm a degenerate and will gamble on anything.
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Old 04-19-2007, 07:48 PM
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Hugely dissapointing....imo.
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Old 04-19-2007, 07:49 PM
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The world finally accepted the horseless carriage, the flying machine, the telegraph, radio, TV, the internet and even instant coffee. I imagine Polytrack will be accepted eventually also.
Incidentally, man has walked on the moon, Elvis really is dead, and Bill Buckner still has not caught that ground ball.
All realities of life--along with Polytrack.
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Old 04-19-2007, 08:40 PM
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Our voice can only be heard by the handle, specifically the decline of.. as long as people continue to bet on it, those in charge will see no problem with it..

look at the numbers at Keeneland. It's amazing.

The only thing we're lacking in this years Derby is some polytrack.. because it is just not confusing enough as it is

I applaud those who hate it and are backing it up by not gambling. Boy, if the handle went down for BC '08 significantly, what's the first thing they're going to point to?

As for me, I'm a degenerate and will gamble on anything.
Very good post.
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Old 04-19-2007, 08:44 PM
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They have yet to install the surface in Arcadia let alone run a race and most in this thread begin whining now?

Artificial surfaces are now part of the game. You don't or won't play Del Mar, Keeneland, Arlington, Santa Anita, Woodbine, Turfway, Hollywood, Golden Gate and more?

Start boning up on the dogs. Thoroughbreds aren't for you anymore.

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Old 04-19-2007, 08:54 PM
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First off, no one knows that S.A. is putting in Polytrack , they could put in Cushion track which can be as fast as dirt and still kind to the horses since we are all worried about the frikin horses not going fast enough .
S.A is a beautiful location , last time it was held there the place was so packed you couldnt move , as for the mile races being a bitch , you wont have to worry about that wicked ledge on the outside when they put in a synthetic track because the whole surface will be level , so no more fretting about horses going down the slope.
I for one like the one and only synthetic surface that I have been on , it is kind yet not biased , your speed horse can still work in 58 and change and your distance horse will still go his normal speed all with the added bonus of horses not breaking their freaking legs off.
I just dont get people , they say the breed is fragile and watered down by speed , so now when horses have to go slower in order to finish ( which means people will have to breed more for stamina) everybody gets their pantys all bunched up. I just know from what I have seen so far that Cushion track works , horses are staying sounder and to me that is what counts, not that they go 21 , 44, 56, and so on , as the saying goes , SPEED KILLS.
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Old 04-19-2007, 08:59 PM
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I hope you have as much luck. How does your man like the synthetic surface?
Richard is a big advocate of synthetic surfaces , in fact when the training track at Keeneland first opened we had some horses stabled there and he couldnt wait to get on it . The proof is in the pudding , I check legs everyday and I can tell you Cushion track is better for the horses.
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Old 04-19-2007, 09:02 PM
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Richard is a big advocate of synthetic surfaces , in fact when the training track at Keeneland first opened we had some horses stabled there and he couldnt wait to get on it . The proof is in the pudding , I check legs everyday and I can tell you Cushion track is better for the horses.

do we really need to start debating here???
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do we really need to start debating here???
Ima debate u into submission and youll like it Kevy.
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Ima debate u into submission and youll like it Kevy.

damn tease...
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Old 04-19-2007, 09:09 PM
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damn tease...
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Old 04-19-2007, 09:27 PM
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Hate California all you want, but I will be at the 2008 Breeders Cup for 2 days in wonderful Califorinia Sunshine while most of you will be locked up for the winter. Warm sunshine or freezing ass snow. No brainer for most.
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Old 04-19-2007, 09:42 PM
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Hate California all you want, but I will be at the 2008 Breeders Cup for 2 days in wonderful Califorinia Sunshine while most of you will be locked up for the winter. Warm sunshine or freezing ass snow. No brainer for most.
As if everyone's issue with putting the BC there is the climate.
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Old 04-19-2007, 09:57 PM
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As if everyone's issue with putting the BC there is the climate.
No that would be the kinder gentler surface to the horses.
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Old 04-19-2007, 10:18 PM
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What a great show watching 10 jockeys strangle their mounts thru a 26 second opening quarter and a 51 second half. Maybe they should just make all the races 2 or 3 furlongs. At least it would look athletic.
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Old 04-19-2007, 10:34 PM
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All this bitchin' and moanin' -- "I've lost interest", "I won't play!" -- come Fall of '08, all these whiners will be on here with their "2,8/4,11,5/4,7/all posts. When RM wins 5 races, Ateam will proclaim "that's horrible racing." When Funnycide wins, we'll hear, "see, glorified claimers out there!"

When it's all said and done, we'll see the usual headlines: Another record handle, so and so upsets, a spill, blah, blah, blah....

From what I've seen on this board, most are gamblers and will bet any horse, anywhere if they think money is to be made.
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What a great show watching 10 jockeys strangle their mounts thru a 26 second opening quarter and a 51 second half.
How do you get the audacity to know that SA with a new surface will illicit an early jock stranglehold?
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