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Synthetics could boost turf sires after Cup success

By Glenye Cain Oakford
Daily Racing Form

Friday, October 31, 2008

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- European runners' success at the Breeders' Cup added weight to the conventional wisdom that turf horses adapt more easily to synthetic surfaces than dirt runners do. Did the Breeders' Cup results convince commercial breeders to consider turf-oriented sires more seriously for their 2009 matings? Many say the Breeders' Cup alone doesn't supply enough long-term evidence. But they say the growing push for tracks to convert to synthetic surfaces, which are perceived as safer for hor ...

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