Hollywood's First Cushion Track Meet

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

The funny thing is that the same stubborn old man(Headley) who wouldn't race at Hwd is the one guy that has the fast horse that people are so interested in seeing run.He ran around one turn at this last Winter/Spring meet at Anita,but haven't seem him since.Can't remember his name.Kev will help me there.The infatuation is strong.He was a3 year old of 2005(I think,)and ran in some 2 turn stakes the Summer of that year.Maybe if he wasn't so stuck on Anita his horses wouldn't be on leave so much.Anyways,he should win a ton at this Anita meet.Talk about fresh horses.This guy would have them.He and Baffert should be on fire early in this meet.

I agree with that. Both of them seemed to "sit out" the Hollywood meet. I saw a few of Bafferts horses but none that really excited me. Headley should have his horses ready for Anita.

And one other thing about the cushion at Hollywood.

"No fatalities were recorded on the main track during racing although three were reported during morning training. During the 2005 meet, seven fatalities were recorded, four in the afternoon."

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

And one other thing about the cushion at Hollywood.

"No fatalities were recorded on the main track during racing although three were reported during morning training. During the 2005 meet, seven fatalities were recorded, four in the afternoon."

You sure about that? Seems almost impossible to have a meet where no horses are euthanized on the main track as a result of the races being run.Churchill had one death,and another serious injury in the same race.Totally unrealated to each other,and (of course) neither incident had anything to do with their track there.Things just happen,but you're saying things didn't "just happen" during the main track races on the cushion??

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

You sure about that? Seems almost impossible to have a meet where no horses are euthanized on the main track as a result of the races being run.Churchill had one death,and another serious injury in the same race.Totally unrealated to each other,and (of course) neither incident had anything to do with their track there.Things just happen,but you're saying things didn't "just happen" during the main track races on the cushion??

This is according to the article.

[sumitas]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Delmar, Bay Meadows, Golden Gate will for now.

Throw Presque Isle in with those. Dirt is on the way out.

[Rupert Pupkin]

DRF.com has an article about the Hollywood meet that just ended. Here it is:

http://drf.com/news/article/81354.html

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

You sure about that? Seems almost impossible to have a meet where no horses are euthanized on the main track as a result of the races being run.Churchill had one death,and another serious injury in the same race.Totally unrealated to each other,and (of course) neither incident had anything to do with their track there.Things just happen,but you're saying things didn't "just happen" during the main track races on the cushion??

That is correct. There were no fatal breakdowns in the afternoon but there were 3 of them in the morning.

I wonder if the ones in the morning could have been avoided. At least two of the three happened when they were messing with the track. If you remember, the Pletcher horse broke down when the track was all uneven do to them changing the harrows on the tractors. The Frankel horse broke down when they were saturating the track with water.

[sumitas]

Two very good observations Rupert. In the care of the horse the cushion track is no substitute proper decision making.

[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

I agree with that. Both of them seemed to "sit out" the Hollywood meet. I saw a few of Bafferts horses but none that really excited me. Headley should have his horses ready for Anita.

I think the barns that have been training on dirt will be at a disadvantage to the one that have been using Cushion track. I expect Headley will not win alot of races and his horses will look like they are short. Just my guess and thats the way I will bet against him. I cast my vote for cushion track.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Delmar, Bay Meadows, Golden Gate will for now.

no, delmar and goldent gate. bay meadows is looking at developing, not remaining a track.

[Danzig]

from bloodhorse article:

development of Bay Meadows and Hollywood Park by the Bay Meadows Land Co., which owns the two tracks. The company has not made a commitment to race at Hollywood Park beyond 2008 and it wants to develop Bay Meadows before then.