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Interesting, thanks for that Ted.
How a track gets groomed before the racing day starts can have an impact on the bias. For example, after the morning workouts at Woodbine, the track is generally Gallop Mastered, which means they are raking down 1½” in depth. Once a week they Cultivate the track after the morning workouts, which means they are raking down 4” in depth, or they might Roto-till the track which is 5” down in depth. The deeper they go the softer the track becomes, thus having a bias of slow or fast depending on the surface and track. As the surface gets raced on it gets compacted back down, and the type of grooming in between races will change the surface’ consistency. Was the track sealed the day before? If so, what was done to the track this morning? Then you factor in the sun, cloud cover, temperature, humidity, precipitation before/during/after, and you have another set of variables.
What lacks in the industry is transparency, how many tracks are forthcoming with their track maintenance programs?
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