Synthetic Horse Race Tracks, Will They Replace Turf With Astro Turf
Posted by: willie in Horse Racing Handicapping, horseracingNow that we have seen poly tracks installed at many race tracks in the United States and Canada, the betting public seems to have gotten as big a break as the horses who run on them. The poly tracks seem to offer a more cushioned surface for the animals and that is good news. It reduces the strain on their fragile legs and reduces injuries.
Reducing injuries is good news for everyone involved in the industry, not just the horses. While many of us were raised on dirt races run on natural surfaces, and tradition notwithstanding, I think most of us would like to see more tracks install a synthetic surface.
Handicapping horse races on the man made surfaces also seems to eliminate the problem of tracks, though a wet poly track really doesn’t seem to play exactly like a dry one. Now here is a question for you handicappers who spend hours handicapping races. How many times have you spent a lot of time deciphering a race that was to be run on the grass, only to have it switched to the dirt track because of rain?
Many people really love to watch the animals run on grass, it seems so natural and less stressful than pounding along on a hard dirt surface, but when the grass gets too wet and slippery, the races are shifted to the dirt track which may be muddy, unless it’s a synthetic surface, of course.
If they can make a synthetic dirt surface and race on it in all kinds of weather, is there an equivalent for turf races? Though it may not be the real thing, if it was safer for the horses and jockeys and kept the races on the same track for us handicappers, it would be a good thing.
As horse racing continues to evolve and change with the times, it seems that it is only a matter of time before synthetic turf replaces real grass.
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Bill Peterson is a former horse race owner and professional handicapper. He comes from a horse race handicapping family and as he puts it, “Horse Racing is in my blood.” To see all Bill’s horse racing material go to http://williewins.homestead.com/handicappingstore.html, Bill’s handicapping store.
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