Keeneland returning to dirt

[Benny]

It will be safe to go back in the water again now , as long as its not a new super highway with post 1 and 2 wiring all day.

They had changed the banking of the turns and length of stretch when poly was installed, wonder if that stays ???

[Left Bank]

Thank God! Now I wonder what Turfway will do. Maybe close down?

[pmayjr]

Yes... keep slowly eradicating the plague. Now that Del Mar and Keeneland went back to dirt, all we need to do is get Golden Gate, Arlington (because we all know the dirt racing at Hawthorne is sooo superior), Presque Isle (hey, we got Parx and Penn National, no need for that stupid place) and Turfway to close and we can bet those 5-horse fields again.

BTW, f$ck Canada. F$ck Woodbine. And most of all F4ck the damn Arabs for building that state of the art track in Dubai where... you know... it's really safe for horses but... I can't ever cash a ticket (because synth is the same as dirt, so why do I keep losing?) so Fck Sheik Mo for not running at Nad al Sheeba anymore

you guys must be so happy that Keeneland and Del Mar eradicated the plague, I'm sure you can end your betting boycotts now. Synth really messed up your ability to cash a ticket... yeah... that's it...

what excuse will you make up when you're still not cashing during Keeneland's fall meet?

I got it. It'll be something like this-

"He was winning all summer at Arlington. Why did he bounce so bad here?"

[ateamstupid]

[pmayjr]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

you can end your boycott on all the tracks you know you've bet all along anyway

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

Yes... keep slowly eradicating the plague. Now that Del Mar and Keeneland went back to dirt, all we need to do is get Golden Gate, Arlington (because we all know the dirt racing at Hawthorne is sooo superior), Presque Isle (hey, we got Parx and Penn National, no need for that stupid place) and Turfway to close and we can bet those 5-horse fields again.

BTW, f$ck Canada. F$ck Woodbine. And most of all F4ck the damn Arabs for building that state of the art track in Dubai where... you know... it's really safe for horses but... I can't ever cash a ticket (because synth is the same as dirt, so why do I keep losing?) so Fck Sheik Mo for not running at Nad al Sheeba anymore

you guys must be so happy that Keeneland and Del Mar eradicated the plague, I'm sure you can end your betting boycotts now. Synth really messed up your ability to cash a ticket... yeah... that's it...

what excuse will you make up when you're still not cashing during Keeneland's fall meet?

I got it. It'll be something like this-

"He was winning all summer at Arlington. Why did he bounce so bad here?"

Really?

Bad batch of meds today?

I did read today, luckily for you, that the Del Mar to dirt thing has hit snags and might not happen after all.

[pmayjr]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Really?

Bad batch of meds today?

I did read today, luckily for you, that the Del Mar to dirt thing has hit snags and might not happen after all.

If that happens will you just wait for Santa Anita's fall meet to bet California again?

[pointman]

Careful guys, you don't want to discourage pmayjr from giving out all those longshot winners at Keeneland he finds due to the surface change before the races are run.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by pointman

Careful guys, you don't want to discourage pmayjr from giving out all those longshot winners at Keeneland he finds due to the surface change before the races are run.

True. His KEE picks in the Selections forum are totally legendary.

[pmayjr]

guys... the plague on horse racing has been eradicated... if... you know... breakdowns aren't a plague...

just my inability to cash a ticket on an independent 3rd surface is a plague. So I'm glad they care about me enough, the bettor.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

Yes... keep slowly eradicating the plague. Now that Del Mar and Keeneland went back to dirt, all we need to do is get Golden Gate, Arlington (because we all know the dirt racing at Hawthorne is sooo superior), Presque Isle (hey, we got Parx and Penn National, no need for that stupid place) and Turfway to close and we can bet those 5-horse fields again.

BTW, f$ck Canada. F$ck Woodbine. And most of all F4ck the damn Arabs for building that state of the art track in Dubai where... you know... it's really safe for horses but... I can't ever cash a ticket (because synth is the same as dirt, so why do I keep losing?) so Fck Sheik Mo for not running at Nad al Sheeba anymore

you guys must be so happy that Keeneland and Del Mar eradicated the plague, I'm sure you can end your betting boycotts now. Synth really messed up your ability to cash a ticket... yeah... that's it...

what excuse will you make up when you're still not cashing during Keeneland's fall meet?

I got it. It'll be something like this-

"He was winning all summer at Arlington. Why did he bounce so bad here?"

Dont you mean too say.. CDI the owner of Poly has abandon the hopes and dreams of making poly the preferred surface in racing and now realizes that a safer state of the art surface on dirt is more advantageous to the company's P/L.

Dirt is just a superior surface, perhaps not for snapping legs but certainly for making money

[pointman]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Dont you mean too say.. CDI the owner of Poly has abandon the hopes and dreams of making poly the preferred surface in racing and now realizes that a safer state of the art surface on dirt is more advantageous to the company's P/L.

Dirt is just a superior surface, perhaps not for snapping legs but certainly for making money

Have to think that since their premiere race has turned into a joke since the installation of the synthetic surface and should lose its current Graded status might have factored into this decision as well.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by pointman

Have to think that since their premiere race has turned into a joke since the installation of the synthetic surface and should lose its current Graded status might have factored into this decision as well.

Experiment went wrong.. They didnt earn plain and simple. Nothing to do with attendance or handle has to do with the simple fact that nobody in 2014 is considering poly as an alternative to dirt.

They took a shot and it didnt not work period. All the other nonsense is just noise.

Now assuming they redo the track properly with all the latest and greatest let us see if it is as safe on horses being killed as poly as the pundits will now have an apples to apples comparsion.. IF it isnt racing has a decision to make. In a far fetched way its the only out they truly have save PMay