If Beyer writes a new book on synthetic surfaces.....

[The Indomitable DrugS]

It's not so much the comically slow times as it is watching horses struggle with an absurd surface that makes the races look dull and boring.

Because some Euro ran a track record 2:01 and change doesn't mean he'd have won this year's Pacific Classic by six seconds -- or about a 33 length margin that the time difference indicates.

If they are going to run on that stuff -- they should make the sprint races two or three furlongs....the middle distance races about 5 furlongs tops...and the classic distance races about 7 furlongs. If they do that, I have no problem with the surface....other than I think it's bad for history to dramatically shorten up the distances of all the major prestige races....just to make them watchable.

Toss in an occasional 8.5 furlong marathon from time-to-time.

Having to watch horses race 10 furlongs over a poly surface like the one Del Mar has was cruel and unusual punishment.