Scorpius' breakdown at KEE

[sumitas]

It's way too early to say all weather is no better than dirt. Just as it was way too early to say it is safer. The data and anecdotal feedback on all weather is still positive over all.

[Riot]

There are many studies that have examined the interaction between the hoof of a horse at a racing gallop, historic track surfaces, and injury rates. Synthetic surfaces are designed to eliminate the physical properties we know contribute to breakdown and injury.

A great source of information (you can read the abstracts and conclusions, but have to order the article if you want the details) is PubMed.

Go to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez and enter multiple search terms such as: equine surface track

Is Belmont safer than Saratoga? Than Aqueduct? There was a study on this in the 1980's - you can look that up, very interesting