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Old 07-20-2007, 12:46 PM
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If "artificial" racing surfaces tend to negate the built-in speed bias otherwise prevalent on most conventional dirt surfaces, won't that work to the benefit of the breed in the long run?
Bingo.

To me, there is much ado about little regarding artificial surfaces. Hundreds of races are being run over them, quite successfully, and most quite predictably.
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