Santa Anita Cushion track claims it's first victim

estreetposse · #1 09-25-2007, 06:01 PM

Horses aren't safe no matter where they run or roam...

http://www.leaderherald.com/News/art...rticleID=13104

sumitas · #2 09-25-2007, 06:36 PM

The all weather tracks are supposed to handle as much rain as falls regardless the time frame short of a flash flood. . they are designed to do that. a 1/2 amount of rain should easily have been shrugged off by SA and for that amnt to give them problems is a signal something has really screwed up the track and we'd like to know what their problem is out therel.

Honu · #3 09-26-2007, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by sumitas

The all weather tracks are supposed to handle as much rain as falls regardless the time frame short of a flash flood. . they are designed to do that. a 1/2 amount of rain should easily have been shrugged off by SA and for that amnt to give them problems is a signal something has really screwed up the track and we'd like to know what their problem is out therel.

The problem is that the base had gotten to compacted and didnt allow the drainage system to do its job , since this bit of rain they went down and turned up the base a little bit to make it less compacted so the next time it rains the water will be able to go thru.
People just need to take it easy and calm down , its a new surface and even tho no one likes it there may be things that need to be adjusted here and there , Im sure by the time the long Santa Anita meet begins the kinks will be ironed out , I wish the horseman would just shut the hell up and stop suggesting things that the track should do like, make it faster , slow it down blah blah blah .

GPK · #4 09-26-2007, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Honu

The problem is that the base had gotten to compacted and didnt allow the drainage system to do its job , since this bit of rain they went down and turned up the base a little bit to make it less compacted so the next time it rains the water will be able to go thru.
People just need to take it easy and calm down , its a new surface and even tho no one likes it there may be things that need to be adjusted here and there , Im sure by the time the long Santa Anita meet begins the kinks will be ironed out , I wish the horseman would just shut the hell up and stop suggesting things that the track should do like, make it faster , slow it down blah blah blah .

So sayeth the queen