Yes, the whole situation is very frustrating. I'm not really pissed off. They tried to do it right. They didn't try to cut corners. They spent $11 million which is much more than Hollywood Park spent. Everyone had good intentions. It just hasn't worked out so far at Santa Anita.

The only one I really blame is Cushion Track. They botched the job. They obviously did not do the proper testing. I wonder if they did any testing at all.

If they abolish racing all over the world, all the pretty horsies will be safe.

So let me see if I understand this right. These all weather tracks work really great as long as there is no weather??

I'm sure we'll find out "B" this afternoon.....stay tuned! :)

It's friday morning and it rained all night. I would think that with much more rain the track would float away, yes that's plan B let nature remove the cushion track so we can repair the drainage.

Won't be racing at SA today. Decision for Saturday by 10am tomorrow...

They should cancel Saturday now. This is one of the biggest bloopers in sports history.

Rain is supposed to end today though, with clearing through tomorrow. The hope is that they can scrape the top couple of "mushy" inches off the 'sealed' Cushion and have a good surface to run on underneath. That was the intent of sealing the track to begin with. If the rain stops and seems unlikely to return, they can get away with Saturday. Then Mon-Thurs they add the Pro-Ride Polymer Binders and start anew for the rest of the meet.

Taking 2 inches off the top may be as good of an idea as installing cushion track to begin with.

It's worth taking a shot. Hopefully it works!

There is a 60% chance of rain Saturday afternoon.

Is the Friday cancellation posted someplace? It's not on their website.

It will be posted soon.

Also, What will they do with the Magna 5? They need to put out alternative races for the SA races if those are cancelled.

It's not? Can they blame that on Cushion Track?

The webacm shows horses training on the traditional dirt training track while the "all weather" surface is idle.
I'm told a decision will be made about today's card at a 10am (Pacific) meeting. I expect them to cancel, but as of now, it has not be done.

All races today, Monday and next Thursday at Santa Anita are Cancelled

It is now...

http://www.santaanita.com/

Hi all, relatively new here. Been reading since October, finally posting.

An update from an ESPN production manager at SA I know:
Right now, they say they're running tomorrow. However, the track, as I understand it, is a MESS...I quote, "It looks like gravel".

The area is suppossed to be clear of rain until late tomorrow afternoon, and the track says they will be working on the track all day and night tonight. Apparently, although they have to more or less take the top two inches off the track, there's nothing to actually replace that with, is the issue.

Assuming the track claims it is race ready I still would hazard to guess a boatload of scratches and the jockeys possibly refusing to ride after seeing the track condition.