Those vouching for a turf effect could certainly be right. I conducted a three month experiment with Poly and did not like the results and haven't bet upon it for a year. Figuring that Hard Spun was a standout I bet him on it and the race was very formful.

I took a shot at the Bluegrass knowing full well Street Sense was not going to be fully cranked. Wagered a couple of small trifectas and lost, but thats not the root of my disgust. The surface itself is capricious. Absolutely fickle.

If you think the fractions of the sprint were pedestrian that is completely in keeping with my belief that the backside was a far different track from the home stretch. Additionally, its my belief that the backside went to powder the last two races and nothing will dissuade me with the exception of Jerry saying "No it did not". I don't think he can say that.

Having cashed on one sure thing and having lost on another sure thing, I'm ready to dispense with Poly forever. Its just not going to be formful. If others want to bet it fine. Pick the Lexington. This ought to be interesting.

Lastly didn't both Great Hunter and Notional go down running on this crap?

Craps anyone?

fkach Wrote:
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> >23.57 46.59 1.09.57 1.21.26<
>
> 23.57 and 46.59 is obviously crawling early when
> the horses run 109.57 etc... after that.
>
> Based on a few of your posts, I believe you are
> confusing track speed with jockey strategy. The
> paces tend to be slow on Poly because the jockeys
> have figured out that if they run real racehorse
> time early they have no chance of winning.
>
> You can't look at all the paces and say "well they
> were all slow so the track must have been playing
> slow early and fast late because of wind or the
> track being fast in some spots and slow in
> others".
>
> While that is theoretically possible, that's not
> what's happening at KEE. It's obvious because it
> happens quite consistently at KEE and to a lesser
> degree on all the other Poly tracks too. The
> jockeys are riding like it's a European turf race
> because it's the best way to give their horse a
> chance of winning (especially going long).



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/15/2007 06:06PM by Chuckles_the_Clown2.