Back leg injuries and synthetic tracks

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

There wasnt a whole lot of trainer opposition before these tracks were installed.

John Shireffs was one.

He only made 7 starts on it at Del Mar the first year and ran more horses on the turf .. and he's only made 5 starts so far this year .. two of them coming in the Zenyatta race where he had the cinch exacta on paper in a Grade 1.

That racing is so painful to watch there it's comical.