Keeneland President Nick Nicholson does not, of course, have any idea what the weather is going to be Sept. 7, the day Turfway Park, which is owned by Keeneland and partners, opens its fall meet. But ...
The Polytrack racing surface at Turfway Park was installed two weeks ahead of schedule, but the sighs of relief by track officials may be short-lived as the Sept. 7 meet opener approaches. This is new ...
Woodbine unveiled its state-of-the-art Polytrack racing surface for training on Sunday. Hundreds of horses galloped, jogged, or walked while 84 recorded timed workouts ranging from two furlongs to ...
It is 16 years since Britain's first all-weather race was run. Polytrack has been in use as a racing surface for only four years, but already there seems a consensus that it's the best of its kind - ...
Keeneland/Coady Photography Keeneland will replace its Polytrack synthetic surface, installed in 2006, with a dirt track in time for its fall meet. LEXINGTON, Ky. – In a move with wide-ranging ...
Despite reducing horse-racing fatalities, Keeneland Race Course will replace its rubberized Polytrack with dirt — joining a growing number of major tracks that have abandoned the once-popular ...
DEL MAR — Year III of the Polytrack main racing surface begins with Opening Day of the summer thoroughbred season here today. With it come questions of whether the third time will be the charm or an ...
Polytrack has changed the sport of horse racing at the Del Mar Racetrack, but with hundreds of races already won and lost in the past 3½ years, there remain two distinct camps regarding the ...
The decision to give the Jacques Strydom-trained runner that honour is supported by his form on that surface. He has raced six times on the Polytrack for five wins and one second place. One of those ...
AS punters, teeth chattering and chilled hands in pockets, sought solace at Lingfield Park, which blazed a trail through last week's cold snap, Martin Collins sat perched in the warmth of the director ...
Club chairman Mike Symons said the new track, which will replace the deteriorating ViscoRide track, would be ready in February. "There has been extensive research by track manager Jason Kerr and the ...
Victoria's synthetic season is less than two weeks away and with winter approaching, the Pakenham Racing Club is hard at work resurfacing its Polytrack for its return on May 26. More than $3.3 million ...