Turf Paradise: time to go synthetic?

[Charlie D]

CJ

UK synthetic tracks have been cancelled in past because of safety


Poly Ice balls being thrown up at horse and jockeys, but this character seems to forget about these instances when it suits.

[Backstretch Pirate]

Originally Posted by gm10

My agenda is betting. Not much of it at Turf Paradise tonight.

Free daily ratings at latekick.com

You have an agenda.

[Charlie D]

Mother Nature does not care if it's synth, turf or Dirt

Race meetings scheduled for Southwell are being transferred, with the 6 July event going to Wolverhampton and two others moving to Lingfield. Cancelled meetings could cost Southwell in the region of £1m while repairs to the all-weather track may cost £1.5m.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/6253838.stm

[mountainman]

Fake versus real. Both sides have ardent supporters. Gee, anybody noticed which side is winning lately?

[rwwupl]

Originally Posted by gm10

My agenda is betting. Not much of it at Turf Paradise tonight.

Real gamblers drive Toyotas.

[gm10]

Originally Posted by Charlie D

Mother Nature does not care if it's synth, turf or Dirt




http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/6253838.stm

Trainers in North England are now asking why they don't have any all weather tracks up north. It was impossible to do anything on turf during much of January. And they couldn't drive to South England all weather tracks because of the icy conditions.

All weather surfaces are less vulnerable to weather conditions. Especially when they have been properly installed which may not have been the case at Santa Anita.

[RXB]

Originally Posted by Charlie D

CJ

UK synthetic tracks have been cancelled in past because of safety


Poly Ice balls being thrown up at horse and jockeys, but this character seems to forget about these instances when it suits.

Being in England, you should know that Southwell races on Fibresand, not Polytrack.

[Charlie D]

Yer and if i had a hoss that mainly raced on synth i'd want a track on my doorstep too as less costs help me stay in business.





RXB yep i do, however, Fibresand, Poly, Pro-Ride = synthetic bud

[Tom]

They lost 2 days last year and 3 days in 2008.

Yup...time to rip'er up!

[Charlie D]

Originally Posted by Tom

They lost 2 days last year and 3 days in 2008.

Yup...time to rip'er up!

Lets rip it all up and go syth in UK, France, US, Aus, HK etc and have done with this debate.

[RXB]

Originally Posted by Charlie D

RXB yep i do, however, Fibresand, Poly, Pro-Ride = synthetic bud

You referred to "Poly iceballs" when in fact it's the Fibresand track at Southwell that delivers iceballs, bud. Try finding anybody who wants to install a Fibresand track.

[Charlie D]

Originally Posted by RXB

You referred to "Poly iceballs" when in fact it's the Fibresand track at Southwell that delivers iceballs, bud. Try finding anybody who wants to install a Fibresand track.

I didn't refer to any track in that post RXB did i?? To my knowing the poly ball problems rmainly occured at Wolverhampton - Polytrack

[46zilzal]

in that heat? it would be a dumb move

[Charlie D]

Originally Posted by 46zilzal

in that heat? it would be a dumb move

You don't fancy capping a sticky toffee surface then Zil

[johnhannibalsmith]

If Turf Paradise won't replace the televisions at the $5.00 tables that have been broken for three years, I don't see much chance of replacing the track. Aside from which, the last two cancellations only seem loosely related to the track condition - it seems a convenient excuse more than anything.