Keeneland returning to dirt

[pmayjr]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i hope they manage to install a fair surface, tho. a lot of people took issue with the previous dirt track.


poor pmayjr

aren't you glad they finally cured the black plague of racing? You're full of S if you claim that you quit betting that track once they got a synth surface. You all are.

All I ever argued with the synth surfaces is that they can co-exist with dirt tracks, and that they provide very good betting opportunities. So ok... fine. It's dirt again. It's Keeneland. They'll still get top-quality fields... hopefully without the speed bias

Per Bloodhorse- Keeneland CEO BIll Thomason quote:
"We think it achieved every objective that we wanted with the exception that we hoped it would become the most prevalent racing surface in the United States and that everybody would have it," Thomason said of Polytrack. "For various reasons that has not happened. We regret that it didn't become the prevalent surface... But we also don't think we have to sacrifice the safety parts of it. We are going to be diligent in working toward the safety of the dirt track. We don't think those two are mutually exclusive."

Hopefully they're very proactive with the last part of that quote