The new Pro-Ride® surface is now in place at Santa Anita. Trainers, jockeys, owners and bettors alike have had the oppotunity to form an opinion on the surface.
Below is a summary of their thoughts:
Clifford Sise, A.C. Avila, and Frank Monteleone endorse Santa Anita's newly refurbished Pro-Ride track.
Sise worked the top horse in his stable, Idiot Proof, and was impressed by the track.
"It's in good shape," Sise said. "He looked like he got over it. It's got some cushion. I think everyone will be happy with the track."
"You don't see kickback," said A.C. Avila, who has 15 horses at Santa Anita. "It's very good so far. The horses are coming back in good shape."
Trainer Frank Monteleone said the surface was kinder than Del Mar's Polytrack surface, which he said caused a rash of bruised feet in his stable.
"This is much better than where they came from," he said.
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Colonel John handles Santa Anita’s Pro Ride very well.
Colonel John worked four furlongs Sept. 14 on Santa Anita’s Pro-Ride surface.
"I thought he handled this surface very well," Harty said of Colonel John’s first workout on Santa Anita’s new Pro-Ride track. "I think this surface is just better than the one we had here before. I thought Ian Pearse of Pro-Ride Racing did a marvellous job when he came in and fixed the track last winter. But I think this surface is even better."
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Racing Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens gives a ringing endorsement of the Pro Ride surface at Santa Anita Park.
“This is the best track I’ve ever been on,” said Stevens, who estimates he has ridden on 200 to 300 hundred tracks around the world during his career.
Stevens breezed a horse on the surface during an early-morning private session then delivered his glowing report to Santa Anita president Ron Charles.
“If this track is maintained properly and it remains as it is today, I can truthfully say it’s the best track I’ve ridden on,” said Stevens.
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