Another Take on the Derby (long)

[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

That was a good read, PA- thanks for posting it. It's the only one I've read so far that brings up the sealed track as a factor, and it seems like that would be a fairly easy thing to address- far more so than any of the other proposals being thrown around.

The racing industry doesn't want to develope a standard for track maintenance. The idea of a fair playing feild for all doesn't seem to be what horse racing wants.

That is what happened and it appears most are going to bury thier head in the sand about it. The same is true with medications and suppliments.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by 2Hot4TV

The racing industry doesn't want to develope a standard for track maintenance. The idea of a fair playing feild for all doesn't seem to be what horse racing wants.

That is what happened and it appears most are going to bury thier head in the sand about it. The same is true with medications and suppliments.

I'm sure you understand all the vagrancies of maintaining track surfaces. Maybe you can get involved with the DVD too? Especially since you are 2 hot for regular tv.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I'm sure you understand all the vagrancies of maintaining track surfaces. Maybe you can get involved with the DVD too? Especially since you are 2 hot for regular tv.

I think a major problem is evident, with regards to track maintenance, even to laypeople, if in fact racetracks employ homeless folks to tend to their surfaces.

[ShadowRoll]

Originally Posted by 2Hot4TV

The racing industry doesn't want to develope a standard for track maintenance. The idea of a fair playing feild for all doesn't seem to be what horse racing wants.

That is what happened and it appears most are going to bury thier head in the sand about it. The same is true with medications and suppliments.

Not sure how you could standardize something that markedly differs from track to track. And I admit my own ignorance about track maintenance, but is a sealed track inherently more dangerous than a sloppy track (especially if trainers opt for mud caulks)?