Graded Stakes and Polytrack

Originally Posted by repent

well,
Im not tryng to make any point concerning the handicapping of polytrack.
evey person is free to wager or not wager on polytrack racetracks.

my only point is that I hope the committee does look at what this crap has done to the quality of the fields on an individual basis and makes the appropriate downgrades.

I think there will be breeding implications as well.


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The quality of fields is crap??? Go ahead and explain this to me. Show me a field in any Graded race so far that has been run on PolyTrack at Keeneland that had a crap field.

The breeding industry will flourish. Imagine being able to have a horse that can run on dirt, turf and poly. I think you are going to have more bidding for top dirt horses because they will be in demand because people will want that type of horse. Again breeding is this..breed the best to the best and hope for the best.

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Originally Posted by eurobounce

The quality of fields is crap??? Go ahead and explain this to me. Show me a field in any Graded race so far that has been run on PolyTrack at Keeneland that had a crap field.

The breeding industry will flourish. Imagine being able to have a horse that can run on dirt, turf and poly. I think you are going to have more bidding for top dirt horses because they will be in demand because people will want that type of horse. Again breeding is this..breed the best to the best and hope for the best.

you are missing my point.
Im not saying they are crap.
Im projecting that they will be crap in the future.
I think the reversal of dirt form that we have seen will result in fields not comprised of top dirt horses.
when that happens, I hope they take the appropriate action.

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