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11-03-2017, 02:53 PM
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GPW Turf Course
Looks atrocious. Just sayin'.
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11-03-2017, 03:29 PM
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PA Steward
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I was thinking same watching today
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11-03-2017, 04:31 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Reminded me of a pool table in a real dive I used to drink at back in '71.
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11-03-2017, 05:12 PM
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Out-of-town Jasper
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Can't figure out why a place with so much rain has such crappy looking turf courses
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11-03-2017, 05:14 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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I suspect they spend next to nothing in time or $$$ for any upkeep there. Do they even time the races? 
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11-03-2017, 06:47 PM
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The GPW turf course is off-center relative to the dirt - which makes you cross-eyed watching horses run on it.
Mountaineer Park is the same way - but say this for Mountaineer: It has a 7-furlong turf course and they run 7-furlong turf races on it! Fort Erie does too, and so does Turf Paradise - so long as it stays in business, which might not be for much longer.
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11-03-2017, 08:59 PM
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Very poor agronomy practices.
Give me that turf course and a decent maintenance budget for a growing season and I'll have it back to where it should be.
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11-03-2017, 09:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom
I suspect they spend next to nothing in time or $$$ for any upkeep there. Do they even time the races? |
Bingo!!
I see that wasteland of a turf course and I see a limited maintenance budget
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11-03-2017, 09:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by therussmeister
Can't figure out why a place with so much rain has such crappy looking turf courses
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Water is just one requirement.
Good fertilization, Soil additives that encourage deeper root growth.
Overseeding with another more durable bermudagrass hybrid.
A heavy application of iron.
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11-03-2017, 09:28 PM
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Location: Cincinnati,Ohio
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I played there last year on BC weekend and was looking forward to it again til I saw it the other day. It looked like somebody burnt the damn thing. Pathetic. The other Gulfstream shreds their course with overracing too. It's a shame.
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11-04-2017, 11:28 AM
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Location: NJ
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We raced on the turf last week my horse hated it. We raced on the main track yesterday and finished 2nd, big difference.
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11-04-2017, 03:57 PM
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I liked it better when it was Calder - all the way around.
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11-04-2017, 09:14 PM
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Looked more like dirt than turf!!!
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11-04-2017, 11:40 PM
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On the bright side, it gives GP two months off and will help its turf course by opening day Dec 2nd ....... 
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11-04-2017, 11:52 PM
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Isnt this a case that the summer grass (bermuda) is dying out and needs to be overseeded? I assume the meet is coming to an end soon and there is no reason to do that process.
I refuse to bet that track with that goofy camera angle.
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