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Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing
...and YES, he broke down over the Polytrack at Keeneland. No, he never went down in front of the public like many career ending-injuries that will be had on Polytrack, but he still broke down bad enough to never run again - and many others do everyday.
So, is Polytrack STILL a better track now just because it hides the grotesque breakdowns on the track from the public unlik dirt? the truth is that there are and will still be horrible injuries on Polytrack, but is it good enough from an image-standpoint to our sport if they don't go down on the track? Is that the REAL reason we embraced this stuff?
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I'm not even a horse lover but if we are replacing catastrophic breakdowns with career ending injuries where the horse survives for a life after racing I think that is a huge positive. I do agree that they should release seperate numbers for catastrophic breakdowns and career ending injuries to make the comparisons of how much safer polytrack is than dirt.