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Pro-Ride® is the Next Generation in all-weather synthetic track surface technology.
Pro-Ride's all-weather synthetic track surface has the world's only 2-phase cushioning capability and is backed by an Australian Government initiative through AusIndustry.
Pro-Ride's all-weather synthetic surface provides longer racing life, approximately 30% increase to winning revenue with a minimum 60% saving on horse injuries.
Return on Investment is unmatched by any other surface.
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The new Pro-Ride® surface is now in place at Santa Anita. Trainers, jockeys, owners and bettors alike have had the opportunity 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.
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."
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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Pro-Ride's patented polymeric binder is a world first in 2-phase cushioning technology.
Pro-Ride® is NOT a WAX based binder.
The Pro-Ride® all-weather synthetic surface requires NO WATER.
This pioneering technology has the ability to control viscosity over a greater temperature range.
The introduction of a Pro-Ride® all-weather synthetic track at your facility will provide you with:
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Two-time Kentucky Derby winning trainer Carl Nafzger believes trainers across the country should consider the benefits of a Pro-Ride® surface.
Pro-Ride Racing's synthetic surface performed beautifully last winter at the Skylight Training Center providing Carl Nafzger and Ian Wilkes with uninterrupted training while surfaces all around them struggled with the harsh conditions.
Both Carl and Ian have been effusive in their praise of the Pro-Ride® surface noting how it has maintained its consistency and provided an even and stable surface, even when the mercury dipped below freezing.
Reduced jarring, thanks to the unique 2-phase cushioning, allows the horses to train regularly and return to racing quicker than otherwise might be the case.
Minimal kickback reducing inhalation by horse and jockey was also a bonus from Carl and Ian's perspective.
Will Carl's third Kentucky Derby winner be trained on a Pro-Ride® surface? Fingers crossed.
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Pro-Ride® Success Brings Horses BackEgyptian brewing magnate & leviathan US owner Ahmed Zayat announced he is returning some of his horses to California following the success of the Pro-Ride® track...
Australian Provides Perfect Surface for the Prestigious Breeders CupThis year’s $US 5million Breeders Cup was run and won on 25 October, 2008 on a surface developed and constructed by Australian company, Pro- Ride Racing...
Jockeys Endorse New Santa Anita Pro-Ride® TrackIn California, Pro-Ride Racing's new Pro-Ride® synthetic surface at Santa Anita Park (where the US Breeders' Cup World Championships will be held on October 24-25) was tested in a live race for the 1st time...
Newcastle To Use Pro-Ride® Track For Additional Barrier TrialsNewcastle Jockey Club will use it's Pro-Ride® track for the first time for an additional set of barrier trials at the Broadmeadow Racecourse on Tuesday 19th August...
Pro-Ride Racing to work with Santa Anita Park to prepare their track for the first synthetic Breeder's CupPro-Ride Racing is excited at the prospect of working with the team at Santa Anita Park to rejuvenate their racing surface in preparation for the 2008 Breeder’s Cup...
Soil mechanics expert works with Pro-Ride RacingChair and Professor at the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mr Jean-Pierre Bardet, recently brought his considerable experience and knowledge to bear when he declared Pro Ride Racing could fix ‘the unfixable’ at Santa Anita racetrack.
To read more click on this link: http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/
2008/racetrack-doctor.htm
Questions & Answers With Pro-Ride's Ian PearseIan Pearse of Melbourne, Australia is receiving plenty of attention these days as the man expected to fix Santa Anita's troubled Cushion Track synthetic surface... to read more of this interview click on this link: http://news.bloodhorse.
com/viewstory.asp?id=43501
The correct technical process for installing a synthetic track.Recent disappointments with some synthetic tracks prompted Pro Ride to release this press release demonstrating the correct technical analysis and implementation process when installing a synthetic track.
Kudos to Pro-Ride Racing and their synthetic track surfaceMy filly was sent to Skylight Training Center under the guidance of trainer Tom Drury for an intro to track life after breaking...
Gosford track performing wellA recent conversation with Steve Schollard (Gosford Race Club) revealed his delight at the performance of the Pro-Ride® training track at Gosford last week...
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