Interesting study from the Jockey Club which should stir debate among handicappers
Jockey Club study: Synthetics safer than dirt
http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/7722140/twice-many-fatal-injuries-dirt-synthetic-2011
Horses running on dirt surfaces in 2011 at North American tracks suffered fatal injuries at nearly twice the rate of horses running on artificial surfaces, according to a Jockey Club project that tracks equine injuries. The Jockey Club, which released the information Thursday, said that racetracks representing 93 percent of the race days in North American are participating in the project.
The fatality rate for horses running on dirt surfaces was 2.07 per 1,000 starts for 2011, according to the data. Horses running on synthetic surfaces suffered catastrophic injuries at the rate of 1.09 per 1,000 starts. On turf, the rate was 1.53 per 1,000 starts.
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