| Poly tracks, or synthetic tracks, have been around long | | | | starter if it has been working on the synthetic surface. I |
| enough now so that many people have adjusted their | | | | know that sounds like common sense and it seems so |
| handicapping accordingly. Just as with turf races and | | | | easy that anyone should get it, but a lot of people will |
| other surfaces, there are some accepted ideas that | | | | miss that when they see more impressive works from |
| seem to be prevalent but may not always hold up | | | | another runner who has been training on dirt. |
| under scientific scrutiny. | | | | Secondly, check those internal fractions. Closers and |
| For instance, it is a widely held opinion that early speed | | | | horse who can come from off the pace do seem to |
| cannot be sustained and that closers have a big | | | | win a lot of races on the poly surface. So if a horse |
| advantage. But a closer look at the figures indicates | | | | made a big move but failed to win last time out, look |
| that cheap early speed fades. That isn't anything new | | | | for that horse to win. Pace handicappers are doing |
| and applies to all track surfaces. A quality horse with | | | | well with synthetic race surfaces because they look at |
| early speed that is a good fit for the class of race can | | | | the hidden fractions that the general public usually |
| still win on synthetic surfaces. | | | | misses. The way to check to see if your runner made |
| So what should a handicapper look for when trying to | | | | a good move is to compare the speed in the last |
| spot a winner on poly track surfaces? There is a key | | | | quarters to the speed in the earlier part of the race. |
| and it is often hidden to the public. Here are some | | | | Also, look at the overall pace of the race itself. |
| things that work when trying to pick winners on poly | | | | Winning at the races isn't impossible, but it is challenging. |
| tracks... | | | | You can look at the introduction of synthetic surfaces |
| First of all, look for a horse who had one effort on the | | | | as an obstacle or another chance to get an edge. Use |
| poly track or who has been working regularly on the | | | | these simple steps and you will see that the poly track |
| poly track surface. Often times a horse will do better | | | | can produce some nice payoffs. Like any other kind of |
| on its second outing on the synthetic surface because | | | | handicapping, though, winning on the poly surface takes |
| it is familiar with it. Horses are like people, they do | | | | discipline and a winning method. A good system of |
| better when they know what to expect. If you look at | | | | determining the best runner is still the key to race track |
| the winners at your local track with a poly surface, | | | | profits and going home a winner. |
| you'll find that many of them ran decently on the | | | | If you still haven't developed a good method to pick |
| synthetic track the first time out and improved of that | | | | winners to start with I recommend using a system tht |
| race to win the second go around. The same is true | | | | comes with amoney back guarantee, the rest are junk. |
| of juveniles. Give the edge to a maiden first time | | | | |