first arlington, now del mar

[Danzig]

i don't know that the horses are bad, but there has to be an answer other than the surface, especially considering that arlington has had their track looked over twice, and nothing has been pinpointed. the track isn't at fault, so what does that leave?

as for del mar, i saw earlier that they are concerned about the injuries suffered already, and of course SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. nothing probably will actually come of it....but as long as SOMETHING IS DONE than everything will be fine, right??

[sumitas]

Turfway installed polytrack and the amount of fatal breakdowns decreased significantly. They are now "tweeking" the surface to reduce kickback.

It's getting close to "high noon" for horse racing. Either they improve the safety or the government will step in and outlaw dirt racing.

[JJP]

After seeing Three Hour Nap break down in the Washington Park Handicap, we see yet more evidence that the "its not the track, its the horses and the trainers" garbage gets put to rest for good. THN was not overraced, was trained by a very capable trainer (Hugh Robertson), and is a graded stakes winner. I guess some people think until one of theirs breaks down, there's no problem.