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Old 01-30-2008, 11:23 AM
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Im not sure how much of a "effect"" it will have. but Speed Channels
TV program ""Pinks"" is taping there next week !
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Old 01-30-2008, 01:13 PM
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I wouldn't race a really good dirt horse on the surface.

Is it less safe? We have to know what the comparison is with. Speed alone is just one independant factor.

Horses become conditioned to a surface. They also become conditioned to a speed. For the same reasons that human sprinters will occasional train on a decline. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the quickest sprinters at the Santa Anita meet would show big performances on the turf sprints or even the *6.5Downhill showing some very good times. Also wouldn't be a shock to see some of the same horses struggle on the del mar main track should it be playing as it was last meet.
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