Del Mar track temporarily suspends racing on turf course
Racetrack officials at California’s Del Mar course of educational activity convey suspended racing on the turf rails for several days subsequently a horror starting fourth dimension to the flavor involving a serial of Equus caballus fatalities.
Scheduled turf racing volition endure moved to the polytrack for the relaxation of the week.
Four horses racing on the turf rails convey been euthanized since the flavor began on July 17, in addition to during Th afternoon’s racing roughly other horse, named Serious, suffered an injury, prompting the deed to the polytrack. It is believed Serious suffered a major front leg injury.
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club said it continued to believe that its turf course of educational activity was security for horses in addition to riders.
“Our crews convey performed extensive maintenance measures to heighten that security in addition to those measures – in addition to the course of educational activity itself – met amongst the approving of security officials from the California Horse Racing Board this by Tuesday.
“Nonetheless, given this additional injury on our turf course, nosotros straightaway volition discontinue racing on it for the residual of this week.
“We volition expire on efforts to better the course of educational activity during this downward fourth dimension in addition to promise to resume racing on it inwards the most future.”
The social club said it would expire on talking amongst all its racing partners – the California Horse Racing Board, the Thoroughbred Owners of California, the California Thoroughbred Trainers in addition to the Jockey Guild – inwards a bid to sympathise what it labelled a serious problem.
It is anticipated that racing volition supply to the turf adjacent Wednesday, subsequently farther maintenance work.
Work on the rails since terminal weekend has included aeration in addition to watering of the surface, in addition to repositioning of the inner rail at the 18-foot position, amongst racing resuming on Wednesday.
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