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Tom
12-30-2012, 10:36 AM
When did they go back to dirt?
Was it for the Oak Tree meet in 2010?

lamboguy
12-30-2012, 10:45 AM
i think they went back on dirt in 2011. it brings back the people that wouldn't look at it when they were on synthetic. i think the handles have been up as well since they switched back to conventional.

Tom
12-30-2012, 11:34 AM
Looks like Oak Tree was at HOL in 2010.
I think you are right - 12/26/11.

Thanks,

Rise Over Run
12-30-2012, 12:03 PM
You are off by a year. It returned to real dirt in December 2010.

http://www.santaanita.com/press/pressrelease/2010/12/santa-anita-main-track-reopens-training-natural-dirt-surface-withstands

Sysonby
12-30-2012, 12:05 PM
If the handles went up when they went back to dirt, that would make them an anomaly as the last info I saw indicated that generally handles are higher on synthetic.

Stillriledup
12-30-2012, 12:37 PM
If the handles went up when they went back to dirt, that would make them an anomaly as the last info I saw indicated that generally handles are higher on synthetic.

Handicappers may bet less in the beginning of the SA meet because most of the runners only show synthetic form....that might be a small reason that handle is smaller than it might be if all So Cal tracks were regular dirt.

Tom
12-30-2012, 03:10 PM
2010, duh!
I was thinking 2011 season, which started in 2010.