CHRB SYNTH SEMINAR: Baff, Shirreffs rip surface

[The Bid]

How about they go back to dirt instead of looking even dumber than they have already

[estreetposse]

How much $$$ will it cost the tracks to re-apply materials every 7 months?

[The Bid]

All weather
Low maintenace
Cost effective
Fair
Less injuries

Which of those have the Californa synthetics been because thats what they were sold as.

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by estreetposse

How much $$$ will it cost the tracks to re-apply materials every 7 months?

what if they'd go back to a dirt surface. make it sandy, softer and deeper and slow the horses down?

[KY_Sasquash]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

what if they'd go back to a dirt surface. make it sandy, softer and deeper and slow the horses down?

Exactly and I bet they could do that with a couple of million.

[estreetposse]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

what if they'd go back to a dirt surface. make it sandy, softer and deeper and slow the horses down?

I don't know...what if?

[estreetposse]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I don't know.

Me neither...

Maybe a track consisting of Marshmallows and used rubbers? Heaven forbid horses being forced to run on dirt. Oh my!!

[Honu]

The makers of synthetic tracks in Europe could say they were maintanance free because they didnt have 1500 head training on them every morning. They just showed up for the racing , so I imagine there isnt much maintanace required for 4 days of running.
I will say that there should have been more fact finding done before all of California was made to install the synthetic tracks , that being said I still like them when they function properly , there are some adjustments that are going to have to be made to accomidate 1500 horses training on these surfaces.
The CHRB meeting was really very informative , all the things that the vets had to say were a very good learning experiance and overall I think they proved that when the synthetic tracks are functioning properly they do decrease injuries and protect horses lives.
To be honest the horses were really alot healthier at the Del Mar meet on the slower track , I know people dont like it , but it does go to show that speed does kill.
You hardly ever see races on the east coast crack , 22 , 45 , 109 so why is it so bad if we dont do that in the west ?

[KY_Sasquash]

Originally Posted by The Bid

How about they go back to dirt instead of looking even dumber than they have already

Why would they want to do that? They might have to admit they messed up severely.