its my understanding the vrc has a policy to water the tracks. it is not to suit the horses, its a policy they have undertaken in the past 4 yrs. a very hard track is unsafe and as freedman mentioned, no trainer wants a hard track. makybe will run on a good track, any harder is unsafe. the track should be made to be 'safe' for every horse running... softness in a track will rarely do damage to a horse..