The Polytrack racing surface at Turfway Park was installed two weeks ahead of schedule, but the sighs of relief by track officials may be short-lived as the Sept. 7 meet opener approaches. This is new ...

Woodbine unveiled its state-of-the-art Polytrack racing surface for training on Sunday. Hundreds of horses galloped, jogged, or walked while 84 recorded timed workouts ranging from two furlongs to ...

Despite reducing horse-racing fatalities, Keeneland Race Course will replace its rubberized Polytrack with dirt — joining a growing number of major tracks that have abandoned the once-popular ...

It is 16 years since Britain's first all-weather race was run. Polytrack has been in use as a racing surface for only four years, but already there seems a consensus that it's the best of its kind - ...

DEL MAR — Year III of the Polytrack main racing surface begins with Opening Day of the summer thoroughbred season here today. With it come questions of whether the third time will be the charm or an ...

Hard Spun’s victory in last month’s Lane’s End Stakes was one of the most impressive performances by a Thoroughbred this spring. On the backstretch, the colt ran so smoothly that jockey Mario Pino had ...

Polytrack has changed the sport of horse racing at the Del Mar Racetrack, but with hundreds of races already won and lost in the past 3½ years, there remain two distinct camps regarding the ...

Club chairman Mike Symons said the new track, which will replace the deteriorating ViscoRide track, would be ready in February. "There has been extensive research by track manager Jason Kerr and the ...

Sydney's wet winter has raised the question of whether NSW needs an all-weather synthetic track, but opinions are divided among the training ranks as to whether it's a good idea or not. Victoria, ...

The decision to give the Jacques Strydom-trained runner that honour is supported by his form on that surface. He has raced six times on the Polytrack for five wins and one second place. One of those ...

AS punters, teeth chattering and chilled hands in pockets, sought solace at Lingfield Park, which blazed a trail through last week's cold snap, Martin Collins sat perched in the warmth of the director ...