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Originally Posted by 2Hot4TV
I agree and will be looking at a Synthetic to Dirt horse for the Derby. I can see know reason to increase your horses chances of injury before the big race you are pointing to. Racing and training on synthetics has benifits over dirt and if your horse takes to the dirt then you will cash a very nice ticket.
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Well,here is what I do if I own either Georgie Boy,or Gayego etc.If your horse is indeed better on synthetic than dirt,then I don't think you want to find out on Derby Day.There are a lot of ways to make money with 3 year olds this year(including going back on synthetic.)For me,I would want my horse to try dirt in a race that isn't as tough (or dangerous) as the Derby.In prior years,I also would have sent them back there,because our dirt tracks weren't tiring enough to really give horses their best chance to get ready.Giacomo did it,but he had a thang for Churchill.I would run in the Arkansas Derby(not THE SANTA ANITA DERBY.) The synthetic/dirt transfer is important enough for me to want to try dirt before the Derby,but I do think it's overkill to toss horses who haven't tried dirt before trying the Derby.They are all gunna try working over Churchill.If they look awful over it,then toss.