Sticking With Synthethic
Although Santa Anita president Ron Charles was careful to say no decision had been made to renovate the track’s synthetic surface or install dirt in time for the Breeders’ Cup, owner Frank Stronach strongly hinted the track would keep its synthetic surface for now after meeting with trainers and owners on Sunday, reports the LA Times:
“I personally prefer dirt, but the majority of the horsemen I met with like synthetic. So I figure if we are this far into it, we should give a synthetic track another year or two, then make a change if we need to.”
So, I guess Pyro won’t be running out west this fall.
Addendum: Thanks to fellow blogger David for mentioning Stronach’s Sunday HRTV interview in which he spoke as a breeder and seemed to be leaning towards a new dirt track. More about those comments on View From the Quarter Pole.
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