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Posted on Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
With record rainfall predicted for later this week, Cushion Track experts have thus far failed to come up with a solution for the failure of the synthetic surface at Santa Anita Park to drain properly.
Paul Harper, Technical Director of Cushion Track Footings, states that this is a circumstance that his company has not encountered before, citing that many Cushion Track installations, including the one installed in 2006 at Hollywood Park, have been well received by the horsemen and the horse racing industry. He added that the main objective at Santa Anita was to produce a Synthetic Track with similar performance characteristics to that of Hollywood Park, but that would also withstand temperatures of up to 110°F. The focus on the high temperatures was in hindsight a mistake as this has almost certainly compromised the drainage characteristics of the surface.
“After extensive testing, which is still going on even now, the experiments indicate that the sand seems to be the area of concern. Over the past few weeks and following extensive efforts the drainage has improved.”
Paul Harper went on to indicate that he hoped very soon to be able to find a remedy that will stabilize the track and allow it to drain vertically. “If we are unable to do that,” he said, “we will install a new surface at the end of the meet. At Cushion Track Footings USA, we are committed to the success of the track at Santa Anita and we will do whatever is necessary to get the track working to the same high standards Cushion Track performs to at other tracks around the world.”
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