tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post8924238019195331082..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: One Last Try to Cushion the BlowAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-81038132968602584032008-01-12T07:51:00.000-05:002008-01-12T07:51:00.000-05:00Horseplayers used to be called "improvers of the b...Horseplayers used to be called "improvers of the breed". Well, that's out the window. Everyone can see, and have been able to see for a long time, that horses are more brittle. But no one has been able to come up with a definitive reason why.<BR/><BR/>Assuming that dirt track surfaces were the cause and rushing headlong into artifical surfaces was an asinine decision. It's what frequently happens when bureaucrats are given free rein and allowed to enforce decisions that spend large amounts of other people's money.<BR/><BR/>Two outcomes I'd like to see here:<BR/><BR/>1. No other track go down this road for quite a while.<BR/><BR/>2. The entire CHRB should be forced to resign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-20203431294729192632008-01-11T11:24:00.000-05:002008-01-11T11:24:00.000-05:00I'm confused about how the banking fits into all o...I'm confused about how the banking fits into all of this. My understanding is that the straightaways are currently unbanked. How will the water run off if they lay down a dirt cushion without regrading the base?<BR/><BR/>BitPlayerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-63727311351599447722008-01-11T09:57:00.000-05:002008-01-11T09:57:00.000-05:00When discussing this issue the base always seems t...When discussing this issue the base always seems to be the key. If the base was done properly and the drainage problem is arrising from the cushion composition, seems like it is worth a try with plain old dirt.<BR/><BR/>If improvement is noted, leave the dirt.<BR/><BR/>They can use this track as a laboratory to study weather the decrease in breakowns occurs because of the new base or the composition of the cushion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-16176597154766647472008-01-10T21:48:00.000-05:002008-01-10T21:48:00.000-05:00After hearing about the 'overseas expert' i checke...After hearing about the 'overseas expert' i checked out the Pro Ride web site www.prorideracing.com <BR/>They say their composition is different because it's non wax based and binds differently. I'm in a wait and see mode but hope and think this might be an answer that works for all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-53363430412696681752008-01-10T16:51:00.000-05:002008-01-10T16:51:00.000-05:00Why cant Santa Anita put in a dirt track like Chur...Why cant Santa Anita put in a dirt track like Churchill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-54986885149438296402008-01-10T15:40:00.000-05:002008-01-10T15:40:00.000-05:00The racinos can not compete with Mohegan Sun. Yonk...The racinos can not compete with Mohegan Sun. Yonkers and Monti are dumps. I would rather day trip to Mohegan (2 hours each way) than take a short trip to Yonkers. Mohegan is a superior facility and the bus trip is free. The racinos are an inferior product and will continue to be underutilized.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-48384994538923911482008-01-10T15:23:00.000-05:002008-01-10T15:23:00.000-05:00Dirt at Santa Anita...just in time for the start o...Dirt at Santa Anita...just in time for the start of the Horseplayer World Series at the Orleans Casino? If I have a good showing there, it will in no doubt be due to that move!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com