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Old 04-08-2009, 06:46 AM
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Calder Race Course
 
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Originally Posted by Holland Hacker
Remington was the first (and only) American track to use Equitrack, which utilized grains of sand coated with wax. Equitrack was to have provided a safe all-weather racing surface that would reduce life-threatening injuries to horses and jockeys.
Calder ( and Tropical ) used a synthetic track called "Tartan" in the 60's
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