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Originally Posted by cmorioles
Racing breakdowns leading to death at AP by year:
2007 12
2006 24
2005 8
Hmm, was this really any safer? While it improved upon 2006, most of which happened early in the meet before work was done on the track, it also represents a 50% increase over racing fatalities on the 2005 dirt track.
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Last year Arlington insisted over and over that the surface was safe and that the breakdowns were an aberration. The track was tested over and over and found to be flawless. They added more pre race vet inspections and more vets in general. etc, etc, etc. AP wasn't looking for a reason to spend $11 Million on a polytrack. One unfortunate year force their hand. You want to play with statistics? Look at the number of starters in '05 vs '07. I guarantee you the % percentage breakdown was less. Try reading "How to Lie With Statistics"...A quantitive case can be made for almost anything you want. Obviously there are traditionalsists who think poly is to horse racing like the DH is to baseball. Fine, but don't put out lame numbers in the face of real hard numbers...attendance, # of starters, handle, etc