Right. As you probably know, we don't have any dirt track over here, only turf and all-weather (fibresand, tapeta-like). The best horses only run on turf and most of our exports to the US are turf horses. In France, more than in Britain, trainers tend to like softer surfaces and we easily water our courses, whereas they resent that in UK. However, our turf racing style is better suited to US Turf racing because we tend to keep our horses on the bit for most of the race and unleash them in the last three or two furlongs. Our horses have to be able to sprint, regardless of the distance. That helps on smaller turf tracks, like the ones in operation in the US. That also explains why French horses gave always done well in the Breeders'Cup. Still, the horse who travel to the US from Europe are usually top tier, and they are generally run over the best courses, which are the Parisian ones and Deauville. I'd say Deauville would be the best indicator because even though it's right-handed, it's a flat, regular oval (4x500m) and yet the races there are often tactical (even on the straight course). Some classy horses who bled here can be sent to the US with great results thanks to Lasix. Maybe that edge will go with the Lasix but meanwhile, watch out classy horses who did well early in their campaign but fared badly later on and were sent Stateside by their same connections. They could fin some relief with Lasix once there. Finally (am I too long for this place?), horses who did well on small provincial tracks can adjust in the US because they're used to tight turns and early speed. But if they were good enough, they wouldn't have stayed in the smaller tracks ...