I get what you’re saying, but you have to be realistic. So many variants, too wet, too dry, wide draw, too short distance, too long distance, straight too short, straight to short…. and so on.
One thing I will say…. if every race at the poly track at Riccarton one Saturday was worth $40k…. all of a sudden trainers would be jumping out of trees to line up.
Just to add, of course I would rather watch and bet on the grass at Riccarton, that’s a given.
But at the same time, I can see the benefits of racing on the poly, some horses love it, some don’t.