race tracks

Question 1

synthetic surfaces

Answer 1

1st developed in ireland, mixture of wax, sand, fiber and rubber, started as a practice track in 2006

Question 2

racing fatality

Answer 2

any kind of injury that the horse has to be euthanized within 76 hours

Question 3

Santa Anita Track

Answer 3

used permeable asphalt for the bottom and american made synthetic track ($11 million), in the summer the wax melted and clogged the permeable asphalt

Question 4

fatalities

Answer 4

less fatalities per 1000 horses on synthetic tracks but have less give than dirt so soft tissue injuries are more common