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On the surface

By Bill Finley
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

No one is quite sure how the new Pro-Ride synthetic surface will affect this year's Breeders' Cup, but, 10 days into the Oak Tree meet, some answers are starting to emerge. It appears that Pro-Ride is a lot like its synthetic cousins, Tapeta, Polytrack and Cushion Track. It has produced formful racing, is not kind to front-runners and the inside may not be the best place to be. Through Oct. 5, 68 races had been run on the Pro-Ride surface and 21 of them have been won by the betting favorite. Th ...

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