Showing posts with label Polytrack. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Polytrack. Show all posts
Monday, October 12, 2015

In wake of breakdowns, Keeneland issues results of track surface review

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Keeneland has the unique perspective of being able to compare racing statistics over two different surfaces in recent years. Here, a horse...
Friday, April 03, 2015

Ageless Tahoe Warrior Runs Again: In Shoes, This Time, for Keeneland's New Dirt Track

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At some point today, someone in the stands at Keeneland Racecourse is sure to read the fine print in the program and notice that in the ...
Friday, October 24, 2014

Just Wait Til Next Year: Shoes Off, On, and Off Again as Shoeless Senior Racehorse Tahoe Warrior is Claimed and Re-Claimed

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Some older horses race once or twice a year. It's a big deal when they run. Tahoe Warrior started 11 times between April and Septemb...
Monday, April 07, 2014

Shoeless in Lexington: Polytrack Podiatry at Keeneland's Last Artificial Surface Meet

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An interesting experiment was available to bettors Sunday at Kentucky's Keeneland racecourse as trainer Wayne Rice prepared to send ...
Thursday, October 24, 2013

Shoeless and Ageless, Tahoe Warrior Wins at Keeneland

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Keeneeland Racecourse in Kentucky has a Polytrack all-weather surface that has been used by trainers as a test for a few horses each week ...
Saturday, April 13, 2013

Shoeless Thoroughbred Wins at Keeneland; Track Lists Barefoot Entries as Trainers Experiment with Polytrack Surface Effects on Hoof Slide

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The racing surface known as "Polytrack" is one of several artificial surfaces that have been installed at racetracks in North Am...
Monday, October 19, 2009

Video: Breeders Cup Piques Interest in Surfaces; Instrumented Horseshoe for California Racetrack Surface Study at Keeneland

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by Fran Jurga | 19 October 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog Are you counting the days to the 2009 Breeders Cup, the international champion...
Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Turfway Park Brings Back Toe Grabs on Hind Shoes After Eight Horses Break Down in December

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You know those hind shoes you just threw away? Most of the shoes in this pile are old draft horse shoes with holes where removable calks c...
Saturday, April 12, 2008

Greetings from the Gluegrass: Will Big Brown and Pyro Choices of Designer Footwear Turn It Into the Ken-STUCK-y Derby?

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Risen Star and Louisiana Derby winner Pyro impressed a lot of people this winter. He did it wearing glue-on shoes called Polyflex, shown her...
Saturday, September 16, 2006

Shoes for Thought: Burns Polyflex Synthetic Glue-on Prototypes Put to the Test at Major Racetracks

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The new Burns Polyflex shoe is made of polyurethane with a wire core (Fran Jurga © photo) Have you seen one of these before? Probably no...