Injuries down on Turfway Poly

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Originally Posted by AeWingnut

and they cancel racing all the time

Not as much as when they were dirt.

[Danzig]

didn't they have a spike in december? but i do think they said january had much lower numbers.

[Danzig]

now, who'd have thought this would occur? all i've seen in various publications is that toe grabs are the devil incarnate...

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/nat...t-Turfway.aspx

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Originally Posted by Danzig

now, who'd have thought this would occur? all i've seen in various publications is that toe grabs are the devil incarnate...

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/nat...t-Turfway.aspx

It's the height of the toe grab (tall ones associated with increased injury - dirt).

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Danzig

didn't they have a spike in december? but i do think they said january had much lower numbers.

8 in 21 days, according to this piece...

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/mo...the_races.html