Doubt They Run at SA.. UPDATE: Charles says synthetic out..

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

I don't think the surface means one thing in the grand scheme to racing in socal. The loss of cards to winter weather, especially in El Nino pattern years is nothing new, even when they had dirt (take a look back to 2005).

It sounds good though, no one wants to talk about the real problems because there are not quick and easy solutions to those (of which really are not racings fault).

I remember there being a lot of rain in 2005 and the track was sloppy many days with numerous turf races lost but the thing was they didn't lose any full days. There's nothing glorious about racing in the mud but it happens and all things considered, it happens so little in SoCal.

NT

[Honu]

I for the most part just hope whatever they do with the track that.
1. It shuts everybody the hell up , no more infighting among the horseman.
2. That the surface is kind enough to the horses for how hard people like to train out here.
3.That they fire Steve Woods and never let him on the surface again.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Honu

I for the most part just hope whatever they do with the track that.
1. It shuts everybody the hell up , no more infighting among the horseman.
2. That the surface is kind enough to the horses for how hard people like to train out here.
3.That they fire Steve Woods and never let him on the surface again.

Why do they work horses so hard in So Cal.? You never see works of 59 for even the very best stock in the east.. Typical bullets at Belmont for 4f's is like 47.-48 depending on the surface conditions in Cal .45? Unless its Gary Stute then its 42.4.lol

[Honu]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Why do they work horses so hard in So Cal.? You never see works of 59 for even the very best stock in the east.. Typical bullets at Belmont for 4f's is like 47.-48 depending on the surface conditions in Cal .45? Unless its Gary Stute then its 42.4.lol

Because the surface is always fast and hard , if the horses worked slow like they do on deep sandy slow tracks back east then the horseman would have strokes. Del Mar was slow when they put it in and everybody flipped the heck out , so they water it and make it faster and also make it harder.