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Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up
I am not real big into good part, bad part of the track, not saying its impossible but I find it a bit random, this is different than a track that has a certain profile that day after day seems to benefit a inside or outside. I think for years people would claim there was a inside speed bias when in reality the pace horses are generally the better horses in most races thus fed the perception.
When they are sealing it I always thought they wanted the water to just float on top, so they are intentionally hardening it, which I suppose could do something, but the idea that its a little softer in path 2 versus path 4 by sticking a pencil into the ground and comparing that to a 1000 pound animal running....its far fetched to me.
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yes, they seal to get water to hopefully run down to the infield. however, knowing my yard at home, i can see where water would move on some parts of a track, and pool in others. it's all similar, but some parts get mushier than others.
as for the track, if they give each section a pass with the roller, i would think the parts of the track used more would take more passes to pack down. the tracks can't be perfect, some areas are bound to be more porous than others. it's not an exact science.