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Belmont Turf Yielding, Track Super Says

If races were being run on the turf at Belmont Park today, track superintendent John Passero said the courses would be listed as yielding.

 Friday, October 28, 2005

Record Rain in New York, Track Super Confident for BC Day

There was quite a thunderstorm on Long Island Saturday night. The site of the Oct. 29 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships was hit with loud thunder and bolts of lightning accompanied by an inch of rain.

 Sunday, October 23, 2005

Passero New Track Superintendent for NYRA Tracks

The New York Racing Association announced Friday that John Passero has been named track superintendent at Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga.

 Friday, December 17, 2004

Mud-Loving Miss Grindstone Takes Bessarabian

A sloppy surface was just what the connections of Miss Grindstone ordered, helping the 5-year-old mare capture Sunday's $164,250 Bessarabian Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine, her fourth win in as many starts on an off track.

 Sunday, November 28, 2004

Status of Laurel Main Track Still Uncertain for Opener

Less than six weeks from the scheduled reopening of Laurel Park on Dec. 26, track officials told the Maryland Racing Commission Tuesday (Nov. 16) that they still cannot guarantee the reconstructed dirt surface will be ready for racing.

 Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Fort Erie To Build New Main Track

Fort Erie in Ontario will construct a new one-mile main track at the conclusion of this year's live meet Sept. 6.

 Tuesday, February 03, 2004

Fast Track for Preakness, Passero Says

Pimlico track superintendent John Passero said he is confident the racing surface will be fast Saturday for the middle leg of the Triple Crown. "If the rain stops," Passero said Friday.

 Friday, May 16, 2003

Raffetto Takes Key Role at Maryland Jockey Club

The Maryland Jockey Club announced Friday a reorganization of its executive board, including the hiring of Louis J. Raffetto, who will become the MJC's chief operating officer effective Jan. 1, 2001. The MJC also announced new titles and responsibilities for three current members of its board.

 Friday, December 08, 2000