Jeremy Plonk on Polytrack

[Benny Leger]

that's good info cannon. thx. I'll use it while capping the rest of the meet. Hope our girl is doing fine. See ya at CD if she gets in next week.

[Riot]

Was listening to DT Live first hour, Kasept mentioned that Chuck didn't think horses got any exceptional fitness/conditioning via running/training over the poly surface alone.

Good info to have, will reassess Bluegrass results ....

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Riot

Was listening to DT Live first hour, Kasept mentioned that Chuck didn't think horses got any exceptional fitness/conditioning via running/training over the poly surface alone.

Good info to have, will reassess Bluegrass results ....

It is hard to think that these horses who are only really running hard for the last 3 furlongs will be as sharp or fit as horses coming out of traditional dirt races.

[JJP]

Is it mere coincidence that after early speed was horrible all fall meet and up thru last weekend at Kee, after Beyer lashed out at Kee, the track became more speed friendly?

I think Kee management was hell-bent on erasing the rail-highway image of the former dirt track, and we saw 1 wire job for the entire fall meet (main track). Then, Beyer and others come out saying the track is just as big of a joke as before, if not worse. I guarantee you his column lit a fire under the butts of Kee management.