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Old 08-05-2010, 10:54 AM
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Oh boy.
This is not as far fetched as you may believe, there is a anti synth bias that exists, you know this. We know Beyer has struggled with synth figs where he had to go into a long explanation of adjusting them last year.
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Old 08-05-2010, 10:56 AM
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Dang right there's an anti-synth bias. I hate the crap. I hate watching races on it. I hate how it freezes in the winter and melts in the summer. This is freaking America. We run on dirt and when that doesn't work, we run on grass, and when that doesn't work, maybe try jumping over a couple of fences. But ground up sneakers and tires? That's just un-American.
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Old 08-05-2010, 10:56 AM
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We know Beyer has struggled with synth figs where he had to go into a long explanation of adjusting them last year.
Not sure its Beyers fault.

What is he to do, use a projection system for every race? The surface does not yield times traditional to a parallel chart like dirt. Its very much like turf where his figures hold about the same water.

The bottom line is in general the very best grade 1 horses in Ca can compete with the best grade 1 horses in NY or Ky, just dont use the figures.
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Old 08-05-2010, 11:00 AM
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This is not as far fetched as you may believe, there is a anti synth bias that exists, you know this. We know Beyer has struggled with synth figs where he had to go into a long explanation of adjusting them last year.
It's really far fetched and based on nothing.
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Old 08-05-2010, 11:05 AM
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It's really far fetched and based on nothing.
Slotdirt just admitted he hates synth, but let's ignore that.
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Old 08-05-2010, 11:06 AM
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I think synthetics, on the whole, have not been good for racing in this country. I don't think I'm alone in that opinion.
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Old 08-05-2010, 11:09 AM
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Slotdirt just admitted he hates synth, but let's ignore that.
I must have missed the part where he said he hates it because Beyer was struggling with making figures for it.

I rarely if ever use figures when I handicap and I can't stand the "racing" over it either. One has nothing to do with the other.
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