Re: Beyer on Polytrack (492 Views)
Posted by:
imallin (IP Logged)
Date: April 16, 2007 09:55PM
No, but whoever is in the back of the pack is getting sprayed by all the horses in front of him. There's a lot more kickback than you think, because you can't see it that well. That lead horse kicks back more dirt than you can imagine. A 1200lb animal's foot sinking into the sand and then 'exploding' out of there a 40 mph creates sand thats traveling at a high rate of speed flying backward.
not to say that the polytrack has NO kickback, but its less than normal. Thats why closers win on the turf more than the dirt, turf runners can close because they're not getting showered in debris.