Del Mar... NO MORE POLYTRACK

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Premium meet? The turf is fine but the main track is a sideshow. And it's remarkable how the 'racing as it's meant to be' Keeneland organization that people slavishly fawn over, has completely escaped criticism for their craven money grab as partner with Polytrack/Martin Collins. They singlehandedly precipitated this preposterous 'synthetic era' before quietly disassociating themselves.

how much did the ridiculous mandate in california cost these tracks? between the expense, the problems with the track surface at santa anita, and then the change back....what a complete mess.
i'm glad that del mar is making the move, but this stuff should never have happened to begin with.

no better example of the adage ' the road to hell is paved with good intentions'