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Laurel Park officials decided Nov. 29 not to use the turf course for the remainder of the year. Heavy rains in the Baltimore-Washington D.C. region forced races off the grass four times last week.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011With Kentucky's Louisville area in the midst of a severe drought, the turf course at Churchill Downs "is about as firm as it ever gets in the fall," track superintendent Butch Lehr said.
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Alistair Donald of the International Racing Bureau gives his assessment of the leading European contending horses in this year's Breeders' Cup races.
Friday, October 26, 2007
BloodHorseNOW.com writer Lenny Shulman reports each morning from Monmouth Park with the news from the track.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007The Maryland Jockey Club said the installation of sod for the Laurel Park turf course began May 31 under the supervision of turf superintendent Robbie Mitten.
Tuesday, May 31, 2005Del 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, 2004The Sonoma County Fair plans to build a $3-million turf course by 2004 in hopes of enhancing its summer racing schedule. But the longtime leading trainer on the Northern California circuit said it wouldn't affect his plans.
Thursday, January 02, 2003Rain and winds in the Northeast forced Delaware Park and Philadelphia Park to cancel racing today.
Wednesday, October 16, 2002Hollywood Park has completed a renovation of the entire one-mile oval portion of its Lakeside Turf Course.
Friday, August 16, 2002The 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.
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.
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