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Originally Posted by dilanesp
I would like to see them try.
I am not anti-dirt. If Del Mar's dirt stays safe, that would be great for the sport.
But I am anti-dirt that hurts horses. And- I am sorry, I know this is a handicapping board- the horses' lives are more important than whether people like handicapping the surface. In most places where synthetics have been torn out, deaths are back up. This thing will kill the sport long term as animal rights picks up steam.
So if you don't like synthetics, figure out how to make an equally safe dirt track.
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The horses wouldn't exist in the first place if it weren't for racing.
So let's kill the sport even more by forcing synthetics down the throat of a betting public which has expressed disdain for it...
What is the difference between surfaces again? A little over one death per 1,000 starts.
I can think of WAY BETTER ways to save MORE THAN ONE HORSE per 1,000 starts then installing new racing surfaces.
Better pre-race vet inspections. Tighter restrictions on meds. Tighter restrictions on trainers. A central racing authority that can impose a uniform set of rules.
Surface is the least of our worries when it comes to horse deaths and injuries...hell, Turf has a higher breakdown rate than synthetics. Let's get rid of turf racing as well.
