I will repeat my suggestion for NYRA: Replace the inner tube at Aqueduct with
a poly- style synthetic surface; end result-- one dirt track, one turf course,
one synthetic surface.

Add a synthetic surface at Belmont, but do not shut down the big sandy dirt
track.

Give horsemen and horseplayers what they want-- variety.

California's embrace of poly was mandated by a lack of expertise on the part of
track superintendents, Cal trainers' general adherence to the strategy of
working their runners far and fast between races, leading to the inevitable
breakdowns.

IMO there should be no BC events run on synthetic after 2008 unless BC sets up a
series of races for synthetic runners in addition to the existing races, such
as the Breeder's Cup Synthetic Sprint Sponsored by Sealy Posturepedic.(Sealy
will be the next big producer of synthetic surfaces after it is found that the
sand and silica is too unforgiving for this generation of fragile runners).

I think the BC was awarded to SA BEFORE they decided to go synthetic, no?