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Old 09-22-2006, 09:58 PM
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Default Turfway Tonight : Raining

Looks to have some SERIOUS kickback, I don't know if it is poly or if it is water, track does look in good shape though, given the amount of rain
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Old 09-22-2006, 10:16 PM
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Looks like there is a pool of water on the top of the surface if you ask me. It might be because if its wax coated the water is just gonna sit there. I wonder how good the horses are getting ahold of it?
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Old 09-22-2006, 10:41 PM
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Supposedly the water is just suppose to drain straight down into this state of the art system. We got a TON of rain today in Chicago in a short period of time, just sat on top of everything...
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Old 09-23-2006, 01:51 AM
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Water sitting on the top of a wax coated surface hmmm I would bet the horses with high action (turf horses) would get over the ground better what do you guys think?
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Old 09-23-2006, 05:24 AM
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SOmething else I thought was interesting last night there were 2 track records set in the 3 rd and 6th races. 6 1/2 furlongs in 115.4 and 5 1/2 furlongs in 103 and change.

But yet their were other races that went relatively slow.
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Old 09-23-2006, 06:03 AM
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SOmething else I thought was interesting last night there were 2 track records set in the 3 rd and 6th races. 6 1/2 furlongs in 115.4 and 5 1/2 furlongs in 103 and change.

But yet their were other races that went relatively slow.
It has been raining very hard here most of the night and will do so again today...

I watched that 6th race, I thought they were going fast, but didn't realize it was a track record. Those were claimers, I think it has to do with some horses love that stuff, but most of them hate it, so you'll see claimers with track records...
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Old 09-23-2006, 12:12 PM
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Look at it today, it looks perfect, crazy technology
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Old 09-23-2006, 12:23 PM
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surprised to hear that the water sat on top...supposedly the 'state of the art' (as it's ALWAYS referred to) drainage system was suppposed to keep that very thing from happening.
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