Zayat is Leaving; Baffert hates it

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Cardus

Polytrack cannot erase one of Del Mar's chronic problems: the racing is essentially the same as what we see thoughout the California racing season. California is on an island, so to speak, meaning that horses aren't shipped there from other parts of the country like at Saratoga. Horses from Kentucky and the Mid-Atlantic region provide the meeting with flavor. Minus a few Pletcher and Dutrow horses shipped out west after the Cushion Track was installed, California's fare hardly changes.

yet somehow the polytrack gets blamed for this?
its the same Del Mar cards as any year. the daily fare is just sorta average for the reasons you mentioned.