Why no talk about the breakdowns at Santa Anita this weekend?

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Originally Posted by kgar311

I bring it up because this is the surface, in a months time, that will be host to the breeders cup. I believe that owners and trainers from around the world have their eye on this meet and to see a 3/5 shot in a 200k race ( not some 5k claimer) snap their leg coming down the stretch it brings into question if owner and trainers will take the chance on going on this surface.
Remember this was the "cure all" for breakdowns and now seems to be doing more harm than good.

First, you might review some pretty grim Breeder's Cup days of the past on a variety of dirt surfaces.

Secondly, no, these surfaces were NEVER touted as the "cure all" for breakdowns. They were put forth as decreasing the number of catastrophic breakdowns. Which, to date, they do.