Comments on: Yeah. Lets go racing over synthetics … http://horseracingtalk.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/yeah-lets-go-racing-over-synthetics/ Racing events, issues, and handicapping Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:54:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Phil J. http://horseracingtalk.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/yeah-lets-go-racing-over-synthetics/#comment-371 Phil J. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:15:47 +0000 http://horseracingtalk.wordpress.com/?p=103#comment-371 It is terrible. I can't play it. I did ok at the Santa Anita meet ( I posted a few selections on your blog ) but I was hardly considering the horses form. I was using trainer intentions for 75% of my handicapping. Perhaps that is the way to combat the form reversals over the synthetic surfaces, because I was getting good prices betting horses that were making positive trainer/form moves as oppose to a horse's paper form if you will. It is terrible. I can’t play it. I did ok at the Santa Anita meet ( I posted a few selections on your blog ) but I was hardly considering the horses form. I was using trainer intentions for 75% of my handicapping. Perhaps that is the way to combat the form reversals over the synthetic surfaces, because I was getting good prices betting horses that were making positive trainer/form moves as oppose to a horse’s paper form if you will.

]]> By: Kevin Stafford http://horseracingtalk.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/yeah-lets-go-racing-over-synthetics/#comment-365 Kevin Stafford Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:22:51 +0000 http://horseracingtalk.wordpress.com/?p=103#comment-365 Amen, brother. Proud Spell, Panty Raid, Country Star, Pyro - the list of favorites that turned in clunkers running over synthetics is nearly endless. Seems to me that synthetic specialists have a tad easier time running over true dirt (provided their pedigree is strong enough for it) than dirt runners have going over synthetics. All of this already has me worried about Curlin in the BC Classic at Santa Anita (getting way ahead of myself, admittedly). Although he has at least worked well over it. Then again, so had Pyro. I detest synthetics as well. About the only one I think is safe to play is Hollywood - which might as well be "chalkywood" on most days - but hey, at least they run to form. Although, speed hasn't seemed to carry very well there past 6 furlongs so far this meet. Amen, brother. Proud Spell, Panty Raid, Country Star, Pyro - the list of favorites that turned in clunkers running over synthetics is nearly endless.

Seems to me that synthetic specialists have a tad easier time running over true dirt (provided their pedigree is strong enough for it) than dirt runners have going over synthetics.

All of this already has me worried about Curlin in the BC Classic at Santa Anita (getting way ahead of myself, admittedly). Although he has at least worked well over it. Then again, so had Pyro.

I detest synthetics as well. About the only one I think is safe to play is Hollywood - which might as well be “chalkywood” on most days - but hey, at least they run to form. Although, speed hasn’t seemed to carry very well there past 6 furlongs so far this meet.

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