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After Few Bumps, Smooth Ride for TP Polytrack

After Few Bumps, Smooth Ride for TP Polytrack

Officials at Turfway Park, which at the end of 2010 completed five full years of racing on Polytrack, said the results have been largely positive, and there is no thought of returning to dirt.

 Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Track Superintendents Talk Synthetics

With the racing industry being scrutinized in the area of track safety, the seventh annual Track Superintendent Field Day conference at Keeneland June 2-3 seemed an especially timely opportunity for questions to be answered by synthetic-track maintenance professionals from around the country.

 Monday, June 02, 2008
'Polytrack Lab' Turfway Has More Data, Answers

'Polytrack Lab' Turfway Has More Data, Answers

Opening night, Sept. 5, will mark the two-year anniversary of the debut of Polytrack at Turfway Park, officials of which continue to collect data on a daily basis to learn more about the surface.

 Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Turfway Park Promotes Chapman to Track Superintendent

Turfway Park has promoted longtime staff member Jeff Chapman to the position of track superintendent.

 Thursday, August 02, 2007