Santa Anita not racing Saturday?

[The Bid]

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/nat...d-meeting.aspx

In this article Beasley says the weather played a factor. Why would the weather play a factor on an all weather track?

Rupe, the one stat that was mind boggling to me was Golden Gate a few weeks ago. They had a 6 day stretch where 12 horses were eased, 7 were vanned off lame, and 5 were euthanized on track.

[Danzig]

c'mon bid...it's called all weather as it's supposed to be raceable in all weather, not because it plays the same in all weather.

[The Bid]

Danzig, did they run today at Santa Anita or did I miss something? Why did they delay GG 45 minutes post rain, then have 5 vanned off on that particular card, because its all weather?

Beasley said some people have cited the hot temperatures early in the meeting as one possible reason for the increased injuries.

“A lot of people have thought that the weather may have played a factor in this, but unfortunately, we also had some breakdowns after the temperatures cooled,” Beasley said.

You need to read the article, Im not talking about the way the track played, I am talking about the composition changing due to temp changes.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by The Bid

Danzig, did they run today at Santa Anita or did I miss something? Why did they delay GG 45 minutes post rain, then have 5 vanned off on the card, because its all weather?

Beasley said some people have cited the hot temperatures early in the meeting as one possible reason for the increased injuries.

“A lot of people have thought that the weather may have played a factor in this, but unfortunately, we also had some breakdowns after the temperatures cooled,” Beasley said.

You need to read the article, Im not talking about the way the track played, I am talking about the composition changing due to temp changes.

what track could run after the storms they had in cali?

yeah, they screwed up with the drainage system. they'll fix it. but it's too soon to call this thing a colossal blunder. they need to concede however that this season is toast, move to hollywood and fix the problem now. no time like the present and all that....before everyone cancels the season for them by taking their toys and going home.

[The Bid]

Any track besides Santa Anita could have ran.

Yeah its toast alright

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by The Bid

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/nat...d-meeting.aspx

In this article Beasley says the weather played a factor. Why would the weather play a factor on an all weather track?

Rupe, the one stat that was mind boggling to me was Golden Gate a few weeks ago. They had a 6 day stretch where 12 horses were eased, 7 were vanned off lame, and 5 were euthanized on track.

Just because more horses got hurt at Keeneland this meet as compared to last meet on their polytrack, that hardly means that injuries are up overall. All the data shows exactly the opposite.

Your argument about Keeneland is absurd. I'll give you an analogy. Let's say there is a brunette who gets asked out on 1 or 2 dates a week. Then she dyes her hair blond and starts getting asked out on 15 dates a week. Then the following week, she only gets asked out on 8 dates. Would you say that the blond hair doesn't work? Her numbers have gotten worse. Of course not. You would say the opposite.

Just because there have been more breakdowns at this meet than then at the prior polytrack meet at Keeneland, that doesn't mean anything. What matters is whether there are more injuries now as compared to when they had regular dirt at Keeneland.

At Keeneland, Hollywood, and Arlington the number of breakdowns has gone way down since they put in the synthetic surface. Injuries have gone way down, horses are staying much sounder, and the field sizes have gone way up. Those are the facts.

With regard to Santa Anita, I totally agree with you. They botched the job. The track at Santa Anita is a nightmare but that doesn't mean that all synthetic surfaces are bad.