Praise For Del Mar

[Unstable]

Originally Posted by The Bid

They vanned another one off in the first today. Never unsaddled, vanned off in distress after pulling up bad.

It's funny, but the trouble line on that race only says, "dropped back in the stretch and gave way." No mention of being vanned off in distress. Did you see the 7th race? The trouble line on Americanrevolution says, "gave way and was eased late." I know the DRF has listed horses being vanned off before. Are these horses being included in the statistics on the safety of Polytrack? Or are they only keeping track of horses that break down and are euthanized right there on the track?

For the record, I live in Southern California. I don't mind the All Weather tracks as long as they play fair. I do not like the Polytrack for the reason that it doesn't. I would have preferred that all the tracks in California had switched to the same surface. I'm betting very light at Del Mar, if at all, until they finish the experiment the first meet with the new surface is. Same thing with the upcoming meet at Golden Gate with the Tapeta surface. Who knows how that will play? Maybe the DTers in England? Good luck to them. I did okay at Hollywood Park this year (better than I usually do) and will bet Santa Anita with more confidence, due to the fact that both tracks have the Cushion Track surface.