CushionTrack: "We'll fix or replace SA surface"

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Originally Posted by JJP

The same horsemen who have made drugs such a major factor in racing? Maybe if the horsemen didn't rely on illicit elixirs, none of this nonsense about "healing the horses" would've come up in the first place.

Before Turfway debuted their Polytrack in 2005, NOBODY said a word about diminishing injuries. The only thing that was mentioned was not having the cancellations that racing in Cincinnati in January can bring. It wasn't until the first meet was over that Turfway management started mentioning the injuries being down. Then TVG ran with it as did the rest of media. Turfway is one track that had a legitimate reason to install a synthetic surface; these California tracks were ignorant to rush into it.

"It wasn't until the first meet was over that Turfway management started mentioning the injuries being down. Then TVG ran with it as did the rest of media. Turfway is one track that had a legitimate reason to install a synthetic surface; these California tracks were ignorant to rush into it."

i must miss your point.

synthetic surfaces were created as all weather tracks. as a side effect they are kinder to runners.

so they should only be installed where it snows?