Praying for Cash retired

Originally Posted by Danzig188

could be another example of horses moving from one surface to another, after having gotten used to the first and adjusted to it.

didn't more of arlingtons and del mars breakdowns occur earlier in the meet, not later?? i believe that was the case, and it was felt by many that the change in tracks was the primary culprit.

maybe trainers just need to be a lot more patient when introducing a horse to a new surface.

Both tracks were worked on due to the high percentages of breakdowns. Which maybe the reason for less breakdowns towards the end of the meets, but I don't seem to recall any let up at Del Mar and I really didn't pay much attention to Arlington.

[Danzig]

it let up at arlington later--the only change i recall them making there was the addition of pine shavings. and that after several consultants came and checked out the track and gave it a clean bill of health.

i recall reading several peoples theories that it had to do with the change of surface encountered by the horses...matter of fact, one guy blamed barbaros accident on running at churchill and then returning to fair hill to train up to the race. whether that's true or not, i don't know--i won't even try to debate that one, certainly no way of proving it. but it's certainly a line of reasoning i've seen from more than one person.

Originally Posted by Danzig188

it let up at arlington later--the only change i recall them making there was the addition of pine shavings. and that after several consultants came and checked out the track and gave it a clean bill of health.

i recall reading several peoples theories that it had to do with the change of surface encountered by the horses...matter of fact, one guy blamed barbaros accident on running at churchill and then returning to fair hill to train up to the race. whether that's true or not, i don't know--i won't even try to debate that one, certainly no way of proving it. but it's certainly a line of reasoning i've seen from more than one person.

I could see how one could come about with that reason. I know how I feel running on different surfaces, so I am sure a horse gets use to one and when it's run on a different surface it has to have some kind of affect on it. That's my question about Poly - is it really a good idea to train on it if you plan on shipping to a dirt track to race on?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Blue Eyes

I could see how one could come about with that reason. I know how I feel running on different surfaces, so I am sure a horse gets use to one and when it's run on a different surface it has to have some kind of affect on it. That's my question about Poly - is it really a good idea to train on it if you plan on shipping to a dirt track to race on?

well.....dunno.

see, lava man runs well on both. but i think everyone knows what happens when you try to make hard and fast rules--especially when it comes to horse racing.

oh wait. hello. lava man, grandson of slew. maybe slew-lines will like that polycrap garbage.

i would think tho that you would have to do better if you train where you would run. but again, you can't make a rule for everyone. some horses ship well, some adapt well. thing is, lava man again--supposedly he can't ship, but he seems to adapt well to differing surfaces. so why would the problem be in the shipping?

ok
too many thoughts going on now, and it's past my bedtime.