DRF: Del Mar might have solved Polytrack issues

                   
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msn.com     Jul 18, 2008            

Jockeys, trainers give racing surface solid reviews as season opens at track Dixie Chatter and jockey Richard Migliore, right, outrun Mr Keppel and jockey Isaias Enriquez to win the Oceanside Stakes at Del Mar on Wednesday. DEL MAR, Calif. - By virtue of his experience, jockey Garrett Gomez is an expert on riding North American synthetic tracks. From California to Kentucky to Illinois, he has firsthand encounters on virtually all of them. What Gomez encountered at Del Mar on Wednesday's opening day led him to believe that the racetrack has solved the problems that plagued the 2007 season, the first year the Polytrack surface was used. Last year, the surface differed greatly from morning to afternoon and produced slow times. "This morning it was fine, and the afternoon is excellent," Gomez said Wednesday. "I've had the... [read full story]                    

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Del Mar parties hard on opening day

ocregister.com     Jul 17, 2008          

No signs of racing's troubles or recent tragedies among the sun-and-fun atmosphere. DEL MAR –You needed to be as limber and as pocket-sized as a jockey to squeeze through the well-reared and well-beered crowd of more than...                    

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Record crowd a feather in track's cap

signonsandiego.com     Jul 17, 2008          

Opening day at the Del Mar Racetrack featured a parade of elegant creatures bred to be winners. And then there were the horses, too. A crowd of 43,459 – an opening day attendance record – turned out yesterday for the 69th...                    

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CATTY HAT DAY: "Better than looking at all the horses" at Del Mar

signonsandiego.com     Jul 17, 2008          

My, the inspections going on at the Del Mar Racetrack opening day! We're not talking about the ponies, though they got admiring glances as they kicked their perfect cherry brown haunches or glimmered after a hose down. And...                    

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Where turf meets surf and splits wallet from money

signonsandiego.com     Jul 17, 2008          

DEL MAR – Really, this place doesn't apply, so there would be no need for Bing to mess with the lyrics. They're going to get here any way they can, and yesterday they came to opening day, mostly by horseless carriage, be it...                    

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Del Mar charts

signonsandiego.com     Jul 17, 2008          

Copyright Wednesday, July 16, 2008 by Equibase Company. Reproduction prohibited. Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, California. All finishes confirmed by Plusmic USA. Official program numbers may not correspond with post...                    

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Grab Your Hat, Head To Racetrack

nbcsandiego.com     Jul 16, 2008          

DEL MAR, Calif. -- Put on your best hat and head to the racetrack for opening day of the 69th season at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. As usual, opening day festivities include the "One and Only Truly Fabulous Hats Contest,"...                    

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Officials Hope Solar-Powered Sign Slows Del Mar Traffic

nbcsandiego.com     Jul 18, 2008          

V-Calm Sign Installed At Corner Of Del Mar Heights, Durango DEL MAR, Calif. -- A new device called a V-Calm sign has been installed at a Del Mar intersection in hopes of slowing drivers down. Installed at the intersection of...                    

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