Arlington safety...putting it in perspective

[JJP]

What isn't mentioned is that AP had a prolonged bias from 2004 thru June 2006 (dead rail). Last year, when they worked on the track, whether they realized it or not, they got rid of the bias until late August. And the breakdown rate slowed considerably. The only problem was they couldn't pinpoint what the problem was, but they did fix it.

Also, do those average number of starters pertain to all races or just the Poly races? The turf races at AP invariably get big fields.