2/26: Gulfstream Park (6th-10th)

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by Jay Frederick

I've seen much worse, but you have to at least acknowledge that it isn't very easy to close on dirt or turf right now.

I get they need rain but are there no sprinklers there? What has the track super been doing the last 2 days?

Not so simple Jay. Sprinklers only keep the topsoil layer green. Soaking rain that gets to the root system is the only way to soften and get real cut in firm turf. Nightcap was run fairly, no?

[Jay Frederick]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Not so simple Jay. Sprinklers only keep the topsoil layer green. Soaking rain that gets to the root system is the only way to soften and get real cut in firm turf. Nightcap was run fairly, no?

Nothing is ever simple when it comes to Gulfstream Steve. There is a built in excuse for everything they do, or don't do.

As I said, I'm not saying it is impossible to close on the course. But I don't think you want to be too far off the pace. When there is a contested pace (as was the case in the last and in the sprint stake on Sunday) it makes it easier to close.