Santa Anita not racing Saturday?

[KY_Sasquash]

Originally Posted by Mumtaz

Cite your stats and sources, please?

I'm sure the press directly from the tracks is always going to have a positive slant, but nobody has written anything like what you say, above. And I know there are plenty of racing journalists out there that obviously don't care for synthetic surfaces, and would be happy to publish such info as the above. I haven't seen it anywhere.

Check the charts from Golden Gates from 2 days ago. Delayed the start of races for 30 minutes then they had 5 horses pulled up/vanned up. Not exactly the answer the industry is looking for. I wonder what the creators of dirt are saying right now! Where are they? Why are they so silent? Oh yeah, dirt is a natural surface and you cant charge millions of dollars for it unless your running a greenhouse. ha!

[King Glorious]

It's absolutely incredible that the track super is saying it's soft when a respected rider is coming off of it pointing to concrete and saying they might as well be racing on that and comparing it to the Bonneville Salt Flats. I mean, 6.5f in 1:13.69 for second level allowance horses doesn't come on a soft track. These horses are running 7f faster than it took them to run 6f at Del Mar.

[The Bid]

On the other hand I heard Arlington Park has handled the snow incredibly well

[Scav]

Originally Posted by The Bid

On the other hand I heard Arlington Park has handled the snow incredibly well

Because it was sealed back in September when training stopped

[The Bid]

Mum

If it were the sand or wax they would have fixed it. Its the entire package, the base, the wax, the sand, its all junk.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Scav

Because it was sealed back in September when training stopped

Did they really? Interesting. Supposed to help keep water from freezing in the drainage system piping, to keep water from freezing in spaces within the stone base, or what? Wonder if Kee did that?

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Mumtaz

Did they really? Interesting. Supposed to help keep water from freezing in the drainage system piping, to keep water from freezing in spaces within the stone base, or what? Wonder if Kee did that?

I have no idea what or why but when I was over there about 3 months ago, it was flat as a pancake, it looked sealed.....maybe a loose seal, I have no idea

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by Scav

I have no idea what or why but when I was over there about 3 months ago, it was flat as a pancake, it looked sealed.....maybe a loose seal, I have no idea

Scavs,what's your attraction to HWD PARK.I live 10 minutes from it,and probably haven't been there since last January or February.I don't think it's something you should have to pay to get into.It's like paying to be able to go inside a Mc Donald's.