Three types of horses?

[todko]

Originally Posted by sirbarton

I'm not going to let it drive me away. It's just another angle to figure out. Maybe horses that do well on turf will carry that form on Poly. I figure it's going to take a couple of seasons maybe to really gauge it. Since you've had some experience with it at Turfway, maybe you can clue me in on something. Does it seem to play any differently depending on the weather? Or is it pretty consistent regardless of conditions?

Weather definitely affects it. It even sounds different when wet. Speed tends to hold slightly more. And the poly is slightly different at Keeneland than at Turfway.

I don't think it will ever be as consistent as they originally had planned. Throw in Cushion Track, Tapeta, and whoever else and we'll be playing many different types of artificial surfaces.

I really believe that it may drive handicappers away in the long run.