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09-30-2010, 03:17 PM
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Details emerge about new dirt surface at Santa Anita!
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...removal-oct-11
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“We’re going to put nine inches of a mixture of sand and clay on top of an eight-inch base. We can then harrow the cushion out of it and we can make it compacted enough that it’s going to sustain the weight of a horse going 40 miles per hour. This will enable us to make adjustments to the cushion as needed, depending on weather and traffic conditions.”
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09-30-2010, 04:09 PM
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http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=11163
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Last week the California Horse Racing Board deferred approving the 2011 calendar when Santa Anita and Oak Tree both bid for the same dates next fall.
Is this a surprise to anyone? Absolutely not.
The rumors have been rampant that trainers made a deal with Santa Anita owner Frank Stronach: Put in a dirt track and we’ll back your bid for more racing dates.
“Dirt for dates,” said trainer Peter Miller on more than one occasion.
It certainly looks like that is coming true.
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09-30-2010, 05:04 PM
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With the impending takeout raise, i'm not sure it matters what surface they have down there.
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09-30-2010, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by andymays
“Dirt for dates,” said trainer Peter Miller on more than one occasion.
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I thought that only worked on Match.com
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09-30-2010, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by turfnsport
I thought that only worked on Match.com
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I've heard of creative ways to get layed but "dirt for dates"? Whatever. 
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09-30-2010, 06:41 PM
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i have wondered where the dirt is comming from. the dirt track they had prior to the cusion track was horrible......it was a speed bias joke, no trainers from the east wanted to ship any horses.....i hope its a deeper softer track.
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09-30-2010, 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Stillriledup
With the impending takeout raise, i'm not sure it matters what surface they have down there.
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Yes, I agree. Isn't it a shame? When it seems like one problem is fixed, they create another.
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10-01-2010, 07:53 AM
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The horse people got what they said they wanted. Dirt and a takeout raise for larger purses. It will be really interesting to see if they start entering their horses now. The way they talk while they promoting these things we should never see another 5 horse field at SA. Yeah, right.
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Some day in the not too distant future, horse players will betting on computer generated races over the net. Race tracks will become casinos and shopping centers. And some crooner will be belting out "there used to be a race track here".
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11-09-2010, 12:54 PM
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Go to the Santa Anita website and click on the "Workout Cam" and take a peek at a lovely shade of brown sandy material being layered upon the oval. 
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11-09-2010, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by elhelmete
Go to the Santa Anita website and click on the "Workout Cam" and take a peek at a lovely shade of brown sandy material being layered upon the oval. |
http://www.santaanita.com/content/workout-webcam
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11-09-2010, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by elhelmete
Go to the Santa Anita website and click on the "Workout Cam"
and take a peek at a lovely shade of brown sandy material
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If they lowered the takeout to 10% wps and 12% exotics,
it would pay for the new track by the end of this year.
Truth.
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11-09-2010, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by turfnsport
I thought that only worked on Match.com
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No, "Dates for Dirt" works for Match.com.
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11-09-2010, 02:43 PM
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Remember the good old days when California had dirt tracks with 6 horse fields and a 20% take out on exotic bets?
They listened and responded.
Remember the recent bad days when California had synthetic tracks with 6 horse fields and a 20% take out on exotic bets?
They listened and responded.
Stay tuned.
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11-09-2010, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by andymays
the weight of a horse going 40 miles per hour.
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Whenever I see that phrase, I wonder what Albert Einstein would have made of it.
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