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Arcadia Weekly Mar 07, 2019
Testing of the soil on the main track was exhaustive Thursday morning. - Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
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Testing of the soil on the main track was exhaustive Thursday morning. – Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
Arcadia Race Track will be closed at least until late March
Highly respected California-based trackman Dennis Moore and Dr. Mick Peterson of Racing Services Testing Lab were at Santa Anita Thursday to begin extensive testing of the one-mile main track.
Track consultant Dennis Moore (left) this morning at Santa Anita Park. – Courtesy photo
Before the formal process of testing the one-mile track can begin, at the request of the consultants, Santa Anita personnel began harrowing and aerating the track which has been saturated due to recent rains. Mr. Moore and Dr. Peterson from the University of Kentucky’s Racing Services Testing Lab have informed Santa Anita that they do not have a timetable for completion of the testing and evaluation. Officials representing the California Horse Racing Board were present to observe the process.