Del Mar... NO MORE POLYTRACK

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I've never seen someone defend synthetics so vociferously. No one's saying that there aren't handicapping angles that can be used to success on synth, but there is an undeniable amount of randomness that occurs, particularly at KEE where horses are shipping in from all different surfaces and figuring out who's going to transfer their form (or jump up 30 points) is like throwing darts blindfolded. You need look no further than the list of Blue Grass winners since KEE switched to know that a track which was once the proving grounds for great horses has become one that elevates mediocrities to stars. It's bad for racing and diminishes the amount of ability it takes to win a Grade 1 on dirt or turf when a horse that would've otherwise been a 25k claimer wins the freaking Blue Grass or Spinster b/c none of the other horses could transfer their form to a joke surface.