New Posts For Thread: All-weather or grass as a surface?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30536517/all-weather-or-grass-as-a-surfaceI wonder if, in tennis, there was a similar to-do when the first all-weather surfaces were used?Now we are one of only a few countries that use grass courts for our top tournaments.china castle29 Jun 15 16:50We need a fibresand floodlit track...like a hole in the head. There you go, finished that for you.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30536517/all-weather-or-grass-as-a-surface?post_id=545318107#545318107china castle29 Jun 15 16:50We need a fibresand floodlit track...like a hole in the head. There you go, finished that for you.Mon, 29 Jun 2015 11:30:45 -0500As in tennis, aw courses are not a like-for-like replacement for turf. As in tennis, each surface suits different players/horses.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30536517/all-weather-or-grass-as-a-surface?post_id=545317555#545317555As in tennis, aw courses are not a like-for-like replacement for turf. As in tennis, each surface suits different players/horses.Mon, 29 Jun 2015 10:57:31 -0500We need a fibresand floodlit trackhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30536517/all-weather-or-grass-as-a-surface?post_id=545317433#545317433We need a fibresand floodlit trackMon, 29 Jun 2015 10:50:14 -0500Artificial surfaces are closing all over the US. Dirt rules OKhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30536517/all-weather-or-grass-as-a-surface?post_id=545317183#545317183Artificial surfaces are closing all over the US. Dirt rules OKMon, 29 Jun 2015 10:36:09 -0500I am a great fan of all-weather racing, tis true. Maybe racing on grass faces a similar slow death to tennis on grass.Hope not.One new turf track: Ffos LasTurf losses: Hereford, Folkestone, Newcastle (Flat), Wolves, Southwell (Flat), possibly Catterihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30536517/all-weather-or-grass-as-a-surface?post_id=545316401#545316401I am a great fan of all-weather racing, tis true. Maybe racing on grass faces a similar slow death to tennis on grass.Hope not.One new turf track: Ffos LasTurf losses: Hereford, Folkestone, Newcastle (Flat), Wolves, Southwell (Flat), possibly CatteriMon, 29 Jun 2015 09:40:11 -0500"a similar to do," - in what sense? - PW. - and why do you ask? - as I seem to remember you were 'around' in October 1989 - when Niklas Angel won the first-ever All-Weather race, on the Equitrack, at Lingfield.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30536517/all-weather-or-grass-as-a-surface?post_id=545316275#545316275"a similar to do," - in what sense? - PW. - and why do you ask? - as I seem to remember you were 'around' in October 1989 - when Niklas Angel won the first-ever All-Weather race, on the Equitrack, at Lingfield.Mon, 29 Jun 2015 09:29:14 -0500I wonder if, in tennis, there was a similar to-do when the first all-weather surfaces were used?Now we are one of only a few countries that use grass courts for our top tournaments.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30536517/all-weather-or-grass-as-a-surface?post_id=545315879#545315879I wonder if, in tennis, there was a similar to-do when the first all-weather surfaces were used?Now we are one of only a few countries that use grass courts for our top tournaments.Mon, 29 Jun 2015 09:00:37 -0500