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Post by lt1 on Jun 2, 2014 10:51:48 GMT -5
Del Mar has announced it is returning to dirt in 2015. They will use the same sand being installed at Santa Anita this year.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2014 10:58:55 GMT -5
I was going to say "another one bites the dust", but maybe more appropriately "another one bites the lint".
That will leave only Golden Gate, which has a perfect climate for synthetics, Presque Isle Downs, with a similar summer climate, Woodbine again with a cooler climate and Arlington Park and Turfway Park, who have financial ties to Poly Track.
Am I missing any?
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Post by Challedon on Jun 2, 2014 11:01:39 GMT -5
Ocala
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2014 11:46:50 GMT -5
True, but there are no betting races at Ocala, other than a couple of days a year it's primarily a training center. I'm sure there are other training centers that use synthetic tracks, too.
Realistically speaking, the most "successfully" used synthetic surfaces have been at cooler and more humid climates - as mentioned San Francisco, EEErie, Toronto, some in the UK and some in Australia (not in the summertime, though). Even Keeneland's track has only been used in the spring and fall, and Turfway's is used primarily in the colder months.
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Post by Evelyn on Jun 2, 2014 21:34:07 GMT -5
Doesn't Fair Hill have a tapeta track in addition to dirt?
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Post by Evelyn on Jun 2, 2014 21:39:12 GMT -5
Del Mar will install dirt surface similar to Santa Anita
By Steve Andersen
DRF
Del Mar will install a dirt surface in 2015 with material similar to what will be in place at Santa Anita this fall, according to Tom Robbins, the track’s director of racing.
The material is known as El Segundo sand, a locally based soil named for the portion of Southern California from which it is sourced. Santa Anita is collecting the same material and preparing for it installation on its main track in July. The material for the Santa Anita track is being stored in a parking lot on track property.
“We are purchasing the material out of the same source,” Robbins said. “It’s essentially the same material.”
Robbins said that Del Mar will store the material in Oceanside, north of Del Mar, where it will be prepared for installation following the conclusion of the track’s autumn meeting in November. Del Mar has a Polytrack synthetic surface.
Del Mar must seek final approval from the 22nd Agricultural District, which owns the Del Mar racetrack property, and the California Coastal Commission before launching the conversion, Robbins said.
Track superintendent Dennis Moore is overseeing the Santa Anita surface. Richard Tedesco will oversee the transformation of the Del Mar surface.
“We’re moving in the right direction,” Robbins said. “It’s encouraging that we have two trackmen working with other and using the same material.”
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2014 22:01:56 GMT -5
Doesn't Fair Hill have a tapeta track in addition to dirt? There are lots of synthetic surfaces at training centers in the US. But generally horses training at training centers aren't doing so at top speeds. And the serious workouts at Fair Hill are done on the dirt course. |
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Post by Evelyn on Jun 2, 2014 22:05:18 GMT -5
Except for those entered and running at Presque Isle LOL
Will CA need a new landfill to dump the crap? That synth was the worst one anywhere!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2014 22:12:45 GMT -5
They'll be shipping it to the San Diego zoo for the tiger cat box.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2014 1:17:00 GMT -5
looking for a landfill for that crap? I know a place in Maryland they can dump it.
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Post by byanose13 on Jun 8, 2014 11:00:36 GMT -5
Just another reason BC can use to keep the "Championships" in California.
Breeders Cup World(really mean California) Championships- brought to you by California tourism association.
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