Could poly bring back the 12 furlong "dirt" race?

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Depends how you want to take it. I think it would be a good thing if it led to enough demand where graded stakes struggling to maintain their identity stretched out to 12 furlongs and actually drew a strong field.

That aint happening.

Personally I think people are getting WAY ahead of themselves with polytrack.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

That aint happening.

Personally I think people are getting WAY ahead of themselves with polytrack.

And if I said five months ago that the Perryville would have drawn that quality of a field on polytrack you probably would have told me it aint happening either.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

And if I said five months ago that the Perryville would have drawn that quality of a field on polytrack you probably would have told me it aint happening either.

The Perryville got the field it did for a far different reason than Polytrack.....and his name is Discreet Cat.

Don't think for one instant that Latent Heat, Praying for Cash and, at least, High Finance would have run in the Grade 3 Perryville, and not the Grade 2 Jerome ( at their home track ), if Discreet Cat wasn't running.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

The Perryville got the field it did for a far different reason than Polytrack.....and his name is Discreet Cat.

Don't think for one instant that Latent Heat, Praying for Cash and, at least, High Finance would have run in the Grade 3 Perryville, and not the Grade 2 Jerome ( at their home track ), if Discreet Cat wasn't running.

I agree, I'm just saying to give a blanket statement like 'it aint happening' is tough to do when we don't know what the future holds. For all we know performance on the polytrack could prove to correlate to endurance in the sire and the demand for 12 furlong races to prove that endurance will increase.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

I agree, I'm just saying to give a blanket statement like 'it aint happening' is tough to do when we don't know what the future holds. For all we know performance on the polytrack could prove to correlate to endurance in the sire and the demand for 12 furlong races to prove that endurance will increase.

So, they are going to dramatically alter the breed to suit this new surface?

Good luck.

I say they just paint it green and call it what it is.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

So, they are going to dramatically alter the breed to suit this new surface?

Good luck.

I say they just paint it green and call it what it is.

Who knows? I think Churchill kinda holds the cards on polytrack. If they opt to switch to polytrack it will absolutely change how breeders think.

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Who knows? I think Churchill kinda holds the cards on polytrack. If they opt to switch to polytrack it will absolutely change how breeders think.

WHy does a track with one race thats great and a bunch noone cares about hold the cards?

[blackthroatedwind]

If they switch to polytrack I will be stunned but I can't disagree with you in that they can't do it without the blessing of the breeders.

On a mildly related note, did you see the exemption Churchill got on smoking. Really hilarious.