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Old 01-08-2019, 11:24 AM   #16
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Maybe so, but weather is not one I want to deal with.

A man has to pick his fights.
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Old 01-09-2019, 11:53 PM   #17
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AQU should have put in a tapeta type surface instead of another turf course
Agreed. It seems to work fine for Woodbine, Golden Gate, and other places where "every day" racehorses have to pick up paychecks during those hard winter months.
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Yep. If they had that, there would be far fewer scratches because a lot of turf horses can adapt to synthetic.

Hasn't the synthetic boat long since sailed?
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Old 01-14-2019, 11:31 AM   #19
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Hasn't the synthetic boat long since sailed?
Unlikely, if you look at other sports.

Technology improves over time. Today's FieldTurf is far more advanced than first generation Astroturf. Same with tennis hardcourts versus asphalt or wood, and Mondo tracks versus Tartan or rubber.

Synthetics will get better and better, safer and safer, and will return.
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