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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