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New Bermuda Grass to Debut at Del Mar

The Del Mar turf course will have a new type of Bermuda grass created by champion golfer Greg Norman when it opens for its 43-day meet July 20.

 Thursday, July 14, 2005

New Bermuda Grass Installed on Del Mar's Turf Course

Del Mar has installed just under six acres of new Bermuda grass on its Jimmy Durante Turf Course, allowing for nearly a year of growth before the Southern California racetrack returns to action next July.

 Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Dickinson Readying Course for BC Turf Races

Mowing. Spiking. Watering. Tamping. And don't forget worrying. Leif Dickinson, turf course superintendent at Santa Anita, has been doing all of those things to ready the grass for the Oct. 25 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships.

 Thursday, October 23, 2003

Del Mar Completes Renovation of Turf Course

The renovation, which included the planting of an acre of new sod in the homestretch, marked the first extensive repair of the course since the turns were banked in 1986. The course is named the Jimmy Durante Turf
Course in honor of the entertainer who was a regular at the track for many years.

 Wednesday, March 28, 2001

Del Mar Completes Renovation of Turf Course

The renovation, which included the planting of an acre of new sod in the homestretch, marked the first extensive repair of the course since the turns were banked in 1986. The course is named the Jimmy Durante Turf Course in honor of the entertainer who was a regular at the track for many years.

 Wednesday, March 28, 2001