Posts Tagged ‘Tom Ludt’

Breeders’ Cup Getting Track Flak Back-To-Back

breeders-cup-logoHosting the Breeders’ Cup for the second year in a row, Santa Anita is not a favorite among owners.

 A year after the first Breeders’ Cup over a synthetic surface, the controversy has not subsided, but it has changed.When the races head back to Santa Anita for an unprecedented second straight year Friday and Saturday, the condition of the Pro-Ride surface will not be an issue as it was in 2008, when it had been installed just weeks beforehand because of problems with the prior surface.

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