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Officials: Track Consistency, Maintenance Key

Officials: Track Consistency, Maintenance Key

As people rush to takes sides in the great dirt-versus-synthetic surface debate, Dr. Mick Peterson and Santa Anita Park track superintendent Richard Tedesco suggested consistency and maintenance trump type of surface.

 Monday, March 15, 2010

Mick Peterson to Discuss Racetrack Surfaces

Dr. Michael "Mick" Peterson will address "Assessing Track Surfaces" at a seminar for horsemen to be held in Arcadia, Calif., March 14. Peterson is the executive director of the Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory.

 Friday, March 12, 2010

Track Testing Lab to be Launched

A Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory designed to enhance surface safety for horses and riders is being launched with the financial support of a broad industry coalition, it was announced April 17 by the laboratory's coordinators Dr. Mick Peterson and Dr. Wayne McIlwraith.

 Friday, April 17, 2009