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Originally Posted by dilanesp
So Santa Anita spent a bunch of money building a new 6 1/2 furlong turf chute that is off the backstretch and runs flat, replacing the 6 1/2 furlong down the hill sprints that were thought to be unsafe because a couple of horses broke down as they skidded across the dirt crossing.
But... there's still a dirt crossing! And watch the very first race they ran over it- the 6th yesterday. The  The Rule of Kings went skidding into the dirt crossing, lost his action, and dropped back from near the front to next to last in the 12 horse field.
Not sure this is a great improvement. They are still hitting that dirt at high speed. |
That wasn't a slide, the horse jumped at it, it was like watching the hurdle races from Kempton earlier in the day.
