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Old 01-26-2010, 06:53 PM
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They should rip out their turf course and replace it with poly.
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Old 01-26-2010, 06:56 PM
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They should rip out their turf course and replace it with poly.
Can't decide whether to respond with a "Sharp Post", or "Are You High?"
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Old 01-26-2010, 07:00 PM
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You won't get my money with that takeout
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Old 01-26-2010, 07:17 PM
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How is this possible, they have a dirt course?
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Old 01-26-2010, 07:23 PM
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They should rip out their turf course and replace it with poly.
And dye it green. Problem solved. Next!

Seriously, growing grass in river silt, 4 feet below sea level and having 1200 lb. horses trample over it 5 times a day is hardly turf racing.
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Old 01-26-2010, 07:48 PM
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And dye it green. Problem solved. Next!

Seriously, growing grass in river silt, 4 feet below sea level and having 1200 lb. horses trample over it 5 times a day is hardly turf racing.
If they would just switch to St. Augustine grass all their problems would be solved.
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Old 01-26-2010, 10:08 PM
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If they would just switch to St. Augustine grass all their problems would be solved.
That and not letting the people at Jazz fest wreck it every year.
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Old 01-26-2010, 11:05 PM
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That and not letting the people at Jazz fest wreck it every year.
At least they send that crew walking around the course 50 times to pick up all the chicken bones.
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Old 01-26-2010, 11:28 PM
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Isn't there, or wasn't there, a signal dispute that played a big role in the lower handle?
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Old 01-26-2010, 11:34 PM
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Isn't there, or wasn't there, a signal dispute that played a big role in the lower handle?
They forgot to use that
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Old 01-26-2010, 11:36 PM
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Isn't there, or wasn't there, a signal dispute that played a big role in the lower handle?
Great point.
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Old 01-27-2010, 02:00 AM
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Isn't there, or wasn't there, a signal dispute that played a big role in the lower handle?
Excellent point. You would think the track suits would march that excuse front and center instead of assessing fault for the lower handle to the national economy and the weather. Then again, they have no control over the economy and the weather.
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Old 01-27-2010, 06:20 AM
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If they would just switch to St. Augustine grass all their problems would be solved.
St. Augustine looks hearty, but it is not. My 50lb kids ruin my yard with their foot traffic. I can only imagine how many races a St. Augustine turf course would last under half ton horses.
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Old 01-27-2010, 08:35 AM
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St. Augustine looks hearty, but it is not. My 50lb kids ruin my yard with their foot traffic. I can only imagine how many races a St. Augustine turf course would last under half ton horses.
I was half joking about the St. Augustine as it is a common grass in New Orleans. But it gets too clumpy to be raced upon.

But the stuff can be very durable, depending on which variety is used. I resod parts of my yard with the Sapphire variety and once it spread, it held up to human and canine traffic. It held up much better than other varieties, in particular Del Mar. The downside is it gets so thick that it gets a big buildup of thatch when it starts going dormant in the winter.

I can't remember Fair Grounds having as many problems with its turf course 20 years ago. The problems predate Katrina, so that can't be blamed. Who knows what the root of the problem is, but the course looks like a beach for too much of the meet.
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Old 01-26-2010, 07:25 PM
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They should rip out their turf course and replace it with poly.
How about pack the whole place up and move it out of state.
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Old 01-26-2010, 07:27 PM
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How about pack the whole place up and move it out of state.
Tampa has a fabulous turf course
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Old 01-26-2010, 07:32 PM
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Tampa has a fabulous turf course
And unbelievable, UNBELIEVABLE purses
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Old 01-26-2010, 07:36 PM
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And unbelievable, UNBELIEVABLE purses
Tampa wouldnt be a viable racing option IF it the weather wasnt OK.. Racing for 20k in a mdn spl is a joke.
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Old 01-26-2010, 07:38 PM
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Tampa wouldnt be a viable racing option IF it the weather wasnt OK.. Racing for 20k in a mdn spl is a joke.
17k.....Gotta be a FL bred.....
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Old 01-26-2010, 07:44 PM
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17k.....Gotta be a FL bred.....
17k..You buy a horse for 40k feed it, vet it, train it , and hence have 75k in it and IF you win you get 10 grand give 1000 to the trainer(well deserved) and 100 to the groom(well deserved) 50 to the race day pony and slam the balance..lol
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