Syn to Dirt Beyer Converter

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by CSC

I'm going to throw this out for discussion because I am sure no one has these stats, in general do dirt horses have more difficulty adapting to synthetic surfaces? Whereas synthetic horses adapt better to dirt tracks? Or simply stated who adapts better.

I don't know how many tracks you follow but isn't it become more and more the case that trainers are allowing their horses to run on more surfaces? Not only are horses switching between turf and artificial surfaces (not much of a switch at all) but there's more switching between dirt and turf, as well. Check out what was happening this winter at FG, for example.

In a few years, most horses will be running on ALL surfaces and all those wise tales that horsemen and handicappers have bought into will be a thing of the past. Sadly, and unfortunately, horse players, especially the speed centric ones, will be the last to let go.