Insights into polytrack

[satisfyingwager]

I can probably count the number of polytrack races that I've ever bet on one hand.

Does anybody have any insight on polytrack trends - Turfway, or Woodbine...

Thanks

[ken]

Check flatstats.com for England's tracks. Reasoning would dictate comparing like hardnesses of surface rather than type of surfaces- check the KY PP's for DRF variantrs oat TP, then see if horses that won there have done well on similar variants on dirt- better yet maybe check finish times on TP for comparison.
I would hesitate to bet horses that won at 6f in 1:09 if TP time is closer to 1:11, likewise routes.

[trifecta mark]

I pay a bit more attention to workouts on the poli surface....if a horse works well on it....i have noticed a high correlation to a solid performance. {at least at Turfway} At Keeneland...we will all be looking closely for a bias. New type of Politrack here so it is a brave new world. I am going to watch the replays closely this weekend.

[turfeye]

According to Steve Davidowitz's piece in this week's DRF Simulcast Weekly, Andy Beyer says form at Turfway was like a roller-coaster ride this meet. One day speed holds well, the next closers dominate. Overall, Turfway played much faster than it did a year ago when Poly was introduced.
Those of you who have closely followed Turfway and/or Woodbine since Polytrack was added:
Does turf form hold up well?
Do horses with 1 or more prior starts on Polytrack have an advantage?
Do horses with good dirt form need a race, or at least a workout, over the surface before they're ready to win?

[ken]

TP last meet- there were many trainers who W/P/S, won 5, 4, or 3 races; These are the ones who won in the least amount of tries. Note 60% winning purse means these races were $7-10k!
IMHO, some of the cheaper criples decide they love the rubber as compared to the harder tracks and run much better in less pain! But the PP's will tell better.

Michael J. Maker 5 3 1 0 $15,680
Vincent White 22 3 0 1 $16,790
Philip A. Sims 7 3 0 0 $25,104
Angel Hyland 5 3 0 0 $20,400
Marco P. Salazar 4 3 0 0 $16,380
Robert E. Holthus 17 2 4 1 $83,780