Main Track at Hollywood Opens Tomorrow

[The Bid]

Its a hardsell to move to California simply for the horseracing. The racing just really isnt that good, and the money really isnt better when you factor in cost of living, infact, its probably worse. You have high workers compensation, and everything else is relative.

California isnt going to draw new owners, they would need to cultivate owners who are based in California already. Nobody would go out to California because of "Cushion Track" It would be riduclous. The only thing they are worried about in California, Turfway, Woodbine is the wagering dollar, they dont care about the owners, or the trainers, or horses for that matter. They care about the bottom line, the money.

If they cared about the horses they would stop breeding unsound, inferior racehorses.

All I know about PolyTrack is that my two horses (one now because Picnic Vickee got claimed) loved training on the PolyTrack surface. They came back in great shape. No soreness or swelling in the ankles. People seem to think that soreness or swelling only happens to unsounds horses. This isnt true....granted more low level claiming horses have some sort of injury but not all of them do. Polytrack is good for winter tracks or tracks that get tons of rain.

[LARHAGE]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

All I know about PolyTrack is that my two horses (one now because Picnic Vickee got claimed) loved training on the PolyTrack surface. They came back in great shape. No soreness or swelling in the ankles. People seem to think that soreness or swelling only happens to unsounds horses. This isnt true....granted more low level claiming horses have some sort of injury but not all of them do. Polytrack is good for winter tracks or tracks that get tons of rain.

So true, the fact of the matter is because of the endless sunshine and relatively rare rainy days the tracks in California get baked and hard. I too would love it if they could have a soft cushion but the temperature is just not conducive to it. I remember years ago they used to have horse shows during the off seasons at Santa Anita and I used to show my horses, it wasn't coincidental that the horses would become stocked up and sore after just training and showing over the surface for 2 weeks, it's just much harder on their legs and joints.