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01-03-2008, 12:44 AM
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A FUBAR track doesn't do horsemen or gamblers any good. I suspect this ends up in litigation if too many days are lost to a bad track.
I guess I will take my pool contributions to Florida this weekend as I have no interest in betting a sealed track or synthetic swamp even if they are able to run. 
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01-03-2008, 02:27 AM
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The "they" I was referring to was the CHRB that mandated this stuff and the tracks that didn't fight hard against it but instead just gave in and rushed to put this stuff in without the proper studies being done.
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01-03-2008, 03:15 PM
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The situation is very unfortunate. They did not cut any corners. They spent $11 million installing this track. They tried to do it right but it just didn't work out. In all likelihood, they are going to have to install a new surface right after the meet ends.
We are very nervous about running anything on the dirt at SA this meet. We're going to be running most of our horses on the grass. I don't know if these horses will even like the grass but the most imprtant thing is to come out of the race in one piece. The turf course at SA is excellent. It is very safe. It will be interesting to see what's going to happen this weekend. They are going to seal the track. We are expecting about 4 inches of rain. That track is not really designed to be sealed. One of my trainers told me that he would not be shocked if they end up cancelling the races this weekend. Nobody really knows for sure what that track will be like with all the water sitting on top of it after they seal it. I certainly would not want to be running a horse this weekend. We have one that is supposed to run on Monday but in all likelihood we are going to scratch. It's just not worth taking a chance of an injury. By the way, if they do put in a new surface after the meet ends, they will not have to rip out the track entirely. It appears that the drainage system at the bottom does work. It is just the composition of the track that is causing the drainage problems. So they will simply have to put a new surface on top. That is why the new job will cost about $6 million rather than the $11 million that it would cost to rip out everything and put in a brand new track.
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