Tampa a slow track

[tlinetrader]

I primarily play the NY and PA tracks. Recently started playing Tampa and I'm having a problem with my figures. According to American Turf monthly track equalization chart, Tampa is about a second and a half slower than tracks I normally play (prx, pen, aqu, fl). Any Tampa players out there who find this to be the case. Thanks.

[Brogan]

Come spring time, its almost axiomatic that horses that just shipped from Tampa to NY/NJ are at a higher level of fitness than others...meaning the Tampa surface is deeper than average leading to misleading slower times, but fitter horses.

[lamboguy]

personally i love horses that leave calder to run somewhere else. that surface is a very demanding surface.

the other 2 surfaces that are real good too are thistle downs and sulfolk downs. both have very deep surfaces.

i see that there are guys that take their horses over to thistle to work and bring them to presque ilses to run.

belmont and aqueduct in the spring are real good too, but not the same as the others because those tracks have lots of big stake races and the surface tends to get pretty hard on those days.

also what i have found through the years is that its tough to go from the farm to tampa and calder without training over the surface for at least 3 weeks. going to gulfstream was never a problem.

[NarrowRator]

The track is slow but you can find horses that will run fast over there.


I will be posting Tampa Bay Selections over the "Selections" Section Today.

[sjk]

My pars for Tam and Pha dirt courses are not that far apart:

DISTANCE PHA TAM
1 1/16 MILES 105.85 105.55
1 1/8 MILES 113.13 112.50
5 1/2 FURLONGS 64.37 64.40
5 FURLONGS 58.10 57.99
6 1/2 FURLONGS 77.14 77.42
6 FURLONGS 70.66 70.80
7 FURLONGS 84.02 84.13

[Rigger]

I created a Run-Up program that basically is a par sheet also.

Pha/Tam 7F .12
Pha/Tam 6F .08 -.15 (depending on RU value)