Santa Anita gets 2008 Breeders Cup

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Cardus

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.

[TitanSooner]

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.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by TitanSooner

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.

[Honu]

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.