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Originally Posted by Honu
Whatever dude , if it was dirt we still wouldnt be training on it , but we would have that sealed racetrack to look forward to running on . Everyone seems to forget why they put the the surface in in the first place , its because horses were dying at an alarming rate. Were you here when the freaking horse ambulance was hauling horses off more than once a week to be put down? No you werent and you didnt see horses legs just hanging on by skin and you didnt see riders going down and being lucky to just break a bone. So yeah it isnt perfect or maybe not even close but it is better than what we had , its better than horses dying every week and that is just in the mornings.
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did they ever think of fixing the dirt surface? softer base, deeper cushion? instead, its a man-made piece of garbage! he says people don't even want to race on it. to me, that says it all! yes, horses were dying but this was not the answer. people are more leary of this track then the dirt one! wow, horses galloped over the weekend, after what, losing millions in missed dates? he says those tracks have costed 24 million, i believe. in reality its closer to 50 million due to lost racing dates and lack of participation by horsemen. who really knows, like he said, its not a free market when you change the rules(with mandates)! like someone else said, fix it, means fix it. this definetly did not "FIX" anything! its the basic rule of thumb with folks these days. it happens at all levels with every problem that comes up. people panic and over re-act, its why we are in stupid wars, going bankrupt and having these stupid tracks that people don't want (because they don't work!). everytime something happens, "its the end of the world, the hype is telling me so!" instead of simple solutions, its simple people panicking and making things worse!