Why no talk about the breakdowns at Santa Anita this weekend?

[Riot]

Originally Posted by kgar311

I bring it up because this is the surface, in a months time, that will be host to the breeders cup. I believe that owners and trainers from around the world have their eye on this meet and to see a 3/5 shot in a 200k race ( not some 5k claimer) snap their leg coming down the stretch it brings into question if owner and trainers will take the chance on going on this surface.
Remember this was the "cure all" for breakdowns and now seems to be doing more harm than good.

First, you might review some pretty grim Breeder's Cup days of the past on a variety of dirt surfaces.

Secondly, no, these surfaces were NEVER touted as the "cure all" for breakdowns. They were put forth as decreasing the number of catastrophic breakdowns. Which, to date, they do.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by Riot

Which, to date, they do.

Sure they do...really helped at Delmar.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Sure they do...really helped at Delmar.

Let's post the numbers over the past few years (again).

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by Riot

Let's post the numbers over the past few years (again).

There really are no accurate numbers, because they weren't kept.

Synthetics are no more or less dangerous than dirt. If the dirt tracks were repaired from the ground up, they would have been much safer than the old, worn out 100 year old dirt tracks. That is just common sense.

Racing thought they were buying an easy fix, but they found out it isn't true. Some people profited off of the fears of others...what else is new?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

There really are no accurate numbers, because they weren't kept.

Exactly

[King Glorious]

It's funny reading this argument. The part that's funniest is when it's said that the track crews in CA just haven't learned how to properly maintain the tracks. In addition to be touted as able to cut down on injuries, the tracks were also sold as needing no maintenance.