by Brian P. Turner As summer draws to a close, so comes to an end the 2007 Del Mar meet. Over new Polytrack surface.
While some racing fans have not approved of the surface suffered by horses over the course of the meet was greatly diminished. dispel this myth. At the true sprint distances of less than seven furlongs, advantage.
At route distances, horses closing from off the pace did perform better but that can be said of many race tracks regardless of the surface. Overall, the Del Mar strip played very fair for the meet. at Del Mar but how they looked afterward.
Simply put, horses either handle the competing over it. A great example of this is Flip the Penny (Fusaichi Accele), Mar but had never once visited the winner's circle. After arriving at Del Mar, the gray reeled off three wins in a row and won each of them easily.
recognizing those runners who handle these surfaces and those who don't. Championships. There is little doubt that once more the southern California glory at Monmouth Park at the end of October.
The question now becomes how well to the traditional dirt track of Monmouth. competing in the Pacific Classic (G1) on the Polytrack. This gamble paid off but unspectacular competitor on the dirt.
Should the connections decide to move Back), who invaded Del Mar to claim the victory in the Bing Crosby H. (G1) by a nose. The dark bay had his greatest success prior to that start on the grass and which was also contested over Polytrack.
One has to wonder if Clement will he will elect to take another path. in the Pat O'Brien H. (G2), don't have as much reason for concern.
The gray has score in the 2005 running of the Bing Crosby. Del Mar in the Clement L. Hirsch H.
(G2). Given that her three wins prior to her unknown when it comes to the dirt track. (Van Nistelrooy) and Sorrento S.
(G3) victress Tasha's Miracle (Harlan's Holiday), who have never competed on any surface other than a synthetic one. horses will actually excel on the dirt track. Even those trainers who say they training over it.
This is due to how much more sound the horse stays as well as how much more they seem to get out of the workout. One only has to look at Bob barn by training them at Del Mar before shipping them east to run at Saratoga. on the Polytrack at Keeneland.
As a matter of fact, each of the top three finishers in last year's Juvenile had their final prep at Keeneland.
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