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Old 06-28-2013, 03:10 PM
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Any one else see a problem with running from Christmas to the 4th of July at SA, then giving the turf course 9 weeks to recover, then run the fall meet over it, THEN hosting the Breeders Cup on it?
Details, details.
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Old 06-28-2013, 05:54 PM
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Any one else see a problem with running from Christmas to the 4th of July at SA, then giving the turf course 9 weeks to recover, then run the fall meet over it, THEN hosting the Breeders Cup on it?
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Details, details.
Rest assured, Rick Hammerle is working on those details and expects he'll be able to engineer 'turf rest periods' at certain junctures to alleviate potential overuse.
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Old 07-01-2013, 09:52 AM
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Sad to hear this.

There is an episode of Dragnet 1970 where Joe Friday narrates about Hollywood Park and how many thousands of people go there each day to try their luck.

It hasn't been that kind of track for a long time but it is sad to think that it will be physically gone and permanently deprived of any chance of improving.
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