Arlington to install a synthetic surface

I also loved betting closers in the slop at Arlington. I think the meet will be a success this summer. It will be real interesting to see their meet compared to Churchills.

[JJP]

Closers in the slop have always done well at AP. Come to think of it, closers and stalkers 3-4 wide did pretty good when it was dry as well. Not much adjustment for the bettors, as Arlington was one of the few non-speed biased racetracks.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by JJP

Closers in the slop have always done well at AP. Come to think of it, closers and stalkers 3-4 wide did pretty good when it was dry as well. Not much adjustment for the bettors, as Arlington was one of the few non-speed biased racetracks.

well it used to be when it was hot/dry here for a couple days that the track was cooked solid and speed did real well, no idea how it works at synthetic though

[brianwspencer]

i think that for a track like arlington that by and large does not have many biases except for the few mentioned here -- the surface shouldn't make much of a change in the racing. I Do agree though that it is going to bring some extra horses up this summer, which is great for everyone!

[JJP]

Arlington's main track has had a dead rail for virtually the entire 2004 and 2005 meets and the first 6 weeks of 2006. Toward the end of the meet, the rail started getting bad again. The dead rail only went away when they were examining the surface trying to figure out what was causing breakdowns.

I think the high clay content had a lot to do with why closers did so well when it was sloppy/muddy.

[sumitas]

kiss that angle goodbye...no more slop/mud with the all weather track.

[repent]

Originally Posted by merasmag

i thought of u while watching the announcement from espn zone on the noon news...were u there? it was too cold for me to go meet u...as long as repent is wrong about the toxicity of polytrack, i don't have a problem with it...has this stuff been tested by the epa???????

Oh I doubt I am wrong about this.
I bet that by 2008 we will see ER episdoes on NBC where Chicago residents are being treated for polytrak inhalation suffered at Arlington Racetrack.


this is a terrible development.
at some point,
Im going to be reduced to playing just tracks that are too poor to afford a "$10 Million" investment.

cant believe AP is spending that kind of change on a freaking toxic form of fake dirt.


horses die.
its part of racing and always has been.
you dont spend $10M to stop breakdowns.
just stupid.


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