Santa Anita not racing Saturday?

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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

The 14 ambulance runs include the horse who flipped in the paddock and the horses who got hurt on the turf course. That has nothing to do with the polytrack. The only umber that is relevant is the number of horses that got hurt on the polytrack.

Well, as I recall a number of the breakdowns the previous summer at Del Mar were on the turf course....but they somehow got included in the total for that meet.

I happen to agree with you on this point, and I realize your not trying to skew other numbers, but there are many factors in the breakdown discussion that the polytrack adherents gloss over. For instance, I have a feeling they were more careful in vetting runners once polytrack was installed than over prior surfaces. I have no proof of this, obviously, but I think it's a reasonable guess. Also, some of those breakdowns the prior year at Del Mar were pretty dicey looking to begin with.

To me, it's kind of what CJ said earlier, the polytrack groupies try to label anyone that has issues with the surfaces as horse haters, and anytime someone resorts to that kind of defensive stance I am dubious of their cause.