Quote Originally Posted by madmacs View Post
I'd have thought her ponies preferred grass... Never will get used to seeing dirt tracks...
Yes, the European ponies do typically run on grass in their home venues, which is why about 1/4-1/3 of the Breeder's Cup races are actually run on the inner turf track that parallels the outer dirt track. It is, afterall, an international event, albeit predominated by US horses. Several of my winners this particular day were Euro ponies running in those turf races--I did better with them than I did with the dirt races and plethora of american horses.