The people that are complaining about the surface just need to chill out as eventually it will play fair. I agree with The Bid in that it has changed the game and that this is far from dirt racing but it takes time for the track sup to understand the track. Arlington has really turned into a delight to play from a poly perspective. All types have been winning (the stats in the program will tell you closers are winning at the best clip but that is early meet heavy when they were figuring out the track).
In all honesty, I think the move to poly helps the younger generation of horse players, like myself, because we do not have the 20 years of experience on one surface built up in the brain and we are somewhat allowed to even the playing field a little.
But on the other side of the coin, I could care less what they are racing on as long as I can find a winner
