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Old 03-05-2018, 03:07 PM   #60
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Originally Posted by dilanesp View Post
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.

Most of the rest of the world prefers turf racing and turf racing is growing in the US. My bet is that eventually turf racing is going to surpass dirt racing in importance in the US too. I may be gone by then, but that's the long term bet I'd make.
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