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Rain Does Not Interrupt Training At Hollywood Park

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Posted 01.22.10 at 9:22

A trio of Walther Solis-trained workmates gallop over the all-weather Cushion Track early Friday morning.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Jan. 22, 2010) – It’s been business as usual with horses training daily on Cushion Track despite heavy rainfall throughout the week at Hollywood Park.

Bob Baffert and several other trainers have shipped horses across town to work on Hollywood Park’s synthetic surface. Baffert’s workers have included Pacific Classic champion Richard’s Kid, Swaps winner Misremembered and Acorn winner Gabby’s Golden Gal.

Hollywood Park became the first Southern California track to install a synthetic surface prior to the 2006 Autumn Meet.

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Hollywood Park Cushion Track Undergoes Renovation As Track Closed For First Time Since 2006 Installation

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Posted 08.17.09 at 1:22

Homestretch view from patrol tower August 13. Removing Cushion Track material from the backstretch. Pressure washing membrane layer on the backstretch. A close up look at the membrane after cleaning. Crew at work on the far turn. Cushion Track material is spread over the homestretch.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Aug. 17, 2009) — Hollywood Park, capitalizing on the first summer break in training since Cushion Track was installed in 2006, is renovating the synthetic surface with training scheduled to resume at the Track of Lakes and Flowers in early September.

Removal of the nine-inch top layer began following the end of the Spring/Summer Meet in July to permit the washing of the membrane, the geotextile cover which separates the porous base from the top layer.

“We’re taking the material off all the way down to the membrane,” track super-intendent Dennis Moore said. “We are pressure-washing the membrane to clean it all off. It has been down now for three years. We want the membrane cleaned to make sure it is free to drain.

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