Above the Surface: Polytrack
Polytrack–polypropylene fibers, recycled rubber, and silica sand covered in a wax coating–has been used for training and racing for years in Great Britain, but Keeneland is the first U.S. facility to install it.
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Keeneland Unveils new Polytrack surface on its training track
Is Polytrack the future of racing surfaces in the United States? The five-eighths-mile training track at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., may ultimately answer that question.
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For two days, onlookers observed horses on the new Polytrack surface at Keeneland |
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Tom LaMarra, a native of New Jersey and graduate of Rutgers University, has been news editor at The Blood-Horse since 1998. After graduation he worked at newspapers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania as an editor and reporter with a focus on municipal government and politics. He also worked at Daily Racing Form and Thoroughbred Times before joining The Blood-Horse. LaMarra, who has lived in Lexington since 1994, has won various writing awards and was recognized with the Old Hilltop Award for outstanding coverage of the horse racing industry. He likes to spend some of his spare time handicapping races.
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