January 2008 Archives

Long-range weather forecasts through next week are favorable for Santa Anita, with a 30 percent chance of rain Sunday the only serious threat against track officials' hopes to begin maintenance on its Cushion Track that hopefully will conclude in time for racing to resume Feb. 8 and solve the drainage problem.

More than 60 horses worked out over Santa Antia's main track Tuesday morning as the Arcadia racetrack prepared for four full days of racing -- Thursday though Sunday -- before workers begin to install the new Pro-Ride materials that hopefully will rectify the Cushion Track's drainage problem.

Santa Anita hopes to have the new materials from Pro-Ride mixed into its Cushion Track by late next week, a process they expect will solve the drainage problems that have plauged the racetrack and caused a record number of cancellations this month.