My Prediction for Santa Anita

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by The Bid

Rupe, thanks for posting that

Why is the guy fixing cushion track a representitive of proride?

What significance does a bottle of water on a small isolated area of racetrack have with an inch of rain on a mile of racetrack?

Its pretty obvious once it rains out there you guys are doomed. Hopefully Santa Anita moves quickly to install a highgrade dirt once racing is cancelled again.

To answer your first question, the people from Cushion Track tried to fix the track and they were not successful. They worked on the track for over 2 weeks in December to try to make it drain and their efforts failed. So I guess they talked to this guy from Proride and he thought he might be able to fix it, so they are giving it a shot.

To answer your 2nd question, in theory it shouldn't matter the size of the area that they test. If they pour an inch of water over a 50 square foot area or a 200 square foot area, if it drains then it drains. If it doesn't, then it doesn't. But as I said before, even if this new liquid solves the drainage problem, the surface is still horrible. It is rock hard underneath and loose on top. Alot of horses aren't handling the surface but worse than that, they are coming out of the races with injuries. At Del Mar, there were alot of horses that didn't handle the surface, but at least the surface was pretty safe. Most of the horses were coming out of races in one piece which is more than I can say for Santa Anita.

[The Bid]

Thanks Rupe

There is cause for concern anytime 12 claimers are breaking the sound barrier.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by The Bid

Thanks Rupe

There is cause for concern anytime 12 claimers are breaking the sound barrier.

Yes, I agree 100%. At Oak Tree they were running very fast too but the track seemed to have a little more bounce to it than now. But even though the track looked alright at Oak Tree, it wasn't alright. One of my trainers had two different horses win and both horses came out of their races with fractures. In both cases, the fractures weren't discovered until a few days later. When they run that fast, something has to give. When they are running that fast, you know that the track has to be hard underneath.

And both of those horses were really good horses and really sound horses. They weren't claimers. They were both stakes horses.

[The Bid]

Pshew, thats a shame. Its tough when any of them get injured, having a couple sound stakes horses get hurt would be a hard pill to swallow. Especially when you know the sole reason for the injuries are the track thats been mandated by the CHRB. Hopefully they get the situation resolved in a hurry for you guys.

The agena's for those that might actually have to change
their handicapping techniques... they might a actualy have
to show a little ingenuity is
indeed hard to overcome.

Extinction is possible for those not able to adapt.
Good luck to the species.
And congrats to those that can play with the
cards they are dealt. Dirt or syn.

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this, but do you bet on a regular basis?

Last bet. BC Turf.
No actually last bet I lost to C. Simon.

But spring nears. And my ears prick.
Why? Do I need to be more addicted
because I wait for warm weather and more
tracks I am familiar with and a betting public that
bets more for fun.

Bad move? Holding off in the winter?

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I don't care if you don't bet ever again. I just found it humorous that someone who admittingly bets not so often was commenting on how gamblers need to adjust their thinking.

I really take you about as seriously as you take me.

I will take note that not betting in the winter, is not betting often.
I must be a year around gambler to understand wagering.
Arlington Jim basically said the same thing about betting
surfaces.
Guess he does
not wager in the Winter either.

Thanks for your stellar insight as always.
Even though neither of us care.
Yours
Peegarden.