My theory and feelings on Polytrack

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Bababooyee

The interesting thing is that while attendance is up approximately 6%, the on-track handle is about the same as last year (down slightly, in fact), so that 7% increase is actually from...!?!? Ima have to double-check my work, when I get a sec. But if I have avoided any typos in the sheet, this would be rather amazing considering all the bitching about polytrack we get around here and the "They ain't getting my money!" hysterics. Bark > Bite

I've been throwing my money at Keeneland like crazy this meet, and have been doing obscenely well based on my fairly limited budget.

It's really no different than the old Keeneland surface -- in that once you figure out what on earth is going on, the horses winning start to make a lot more sense.

They may not be the "best" horses in every race, but there is an obvious edge to be had in handicapping Keeneland right now once you factor the surface into the handicapping, and it's been paying off really well over here at least.