Re: West Coast Offense (395 Views)
Posted by:
miff (IP Logged)
Date: August 06, 2007 10:23AM
Bee,
There was a plan to investigate a synthetic inner track at the Big A or a synthetic training track somewhere in NY.The idioticians in Albany are now in the process of turning the Aqueduct into a Stronach thing or something driven by the value of the property to the state. I hear NYRA will concede ownership rights to the tracks and land if they get renewed. There is lots of wheeling and dealing with lots of powerful politicians trying to protect their constituents interest.
Not particularly good news for Poly-Quackers, but the Del Mar fiasco has slowed the tide on conversion to synthetic, at least in NY.You would be surprised to hear several NY Hall of Fame Trainers say that they would welcome synthetic training surfaces but not for racing.NYRA is sending their people to all of the seminars around the country re synthetics and it at least seems that they will fully investigate thoroughly before moving. It it also noteworthy that there is much being investigated by the breeding industry since synthetics will change that industry rather dramatically.
Would have thought California would have investigated more thoroughly before knee jerk reacting on synthetics.
Mike
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