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Originally Posted by bobphilo
And one attempt (safer synthetic surfaces) that was actually working and reducing racing fatalities was abandoned for 2 reasons.
1) The poorly laid down track at Santa Anita was flooding after heavy rains because the idiots that installed the drainage system didn't know what they were doing.
The other California tracks that installed the new surface properly did not have this problem and fatalities decreased.
2) A lot of the bettors cared less about the lives saved than having to adapt to the new surface. Instead of bitching they should have grasped the opportunity to profit from a different type of racing for those clever enough to adapt.
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I'd bet anything breeders had a lot more to do with the return to dirt than anything bettors said or did.
