If Beyer writes a new book on synthetic surfaces.....

[JJP]

I'm not saying tracks like Dmr or AP are lying, but of people I talk to, nobody is increasing their handle on these tracks. No, not everyone has quit betting them and they still card grass races. But I wonder where all this new handle is coming from.

BTW, is it a coincidence that Arlington started running 1 1/16 mile races this year? They know their track is speed killing but running 2 turn races with a short run to the turn and a 700 foot stretch run does everything but hand the race on a silver platter to speed. In the past 20 years before 2007, I bet they ran a total of about 10 races at that distance. A week and a half ago they ran 6 in one day. If those races were run at a mile, the so-called even distribution of speed/stalk/closers wins would be lobsided.