Back leg injuries and synthetic tracks

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i know they were thought to be hard as a rock before-but mandating something with a huge price tag, which really wasn't a better alternative, just seems kind of silly.

i really think the #1 reason the tracks sought a change was to cut maintenance costs. anyone touting safety just gave them more ammo to shove it thru. poly might be better than a bad dirt track, but i don't think it's any better than a good dirt track. they could have dug the base, changed the dirt, and had a better outcome because you wouldn't have the learning curve that you have with poly. how many times are they going to experiment before they finally throw up their hands in disgust? and the horses are just so many guinea pigs right now.

No question but in CA they had no choice because of the govt mandate. The only reason that anything was done was because they were forced to. If they had not put in poly the tracks there would still suck.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

No question but in CA they had no choice because of the govt mandate. The only reason that anything was done was because they were forced to. If they had not put in poly the tracks there would still suck.

perhaps the chrb would have been better served if they had a length of time and then forced a rework of the base and surface, but left the surface make-up up to the track.
no dirt tracks in cali at all. that can't be good when you have a horse that doesn't like awt or turf. then what do you do? how will this affect cali breeding? very short-sighted approach from them. but hey, the govt always knows best, right?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Danzig

perhaps the chrb would have been better served if they had a length of time and then forced a rework of the base and surface, but left the surface make-up up to the track.
no dirt tracks in cali at all. that can't be good when you have a horse that doesn't like awt or turf. then what do you do? how will this affect cali breeding? very short-sighted approach from them. but hey, the govt always knows best, right?

It was a knee jerk reaction for sure.