by Steve Andersen of DRF.com

Track to be aerated after Friday races
HORSE RACING, ARCADIA, Calif., Santa Anita News - Track superintendent Richard Tedesco said a half-inch to an inch of rain is expected from late Friday into Saturday. As a precaution, he said, the track will be aerated after the races Friday in an effort to ensure drainage.

Santa Anita has lost four days of racing at this meeting because of poor drainage on its Pro-Ride brand synthetic track. Tedesco said a plastic tarp will be placed on a portion of the track, near the winner's circle, that has caused the most drainage problems in recent weeks.

He said an assessment on whether training will be conducted on the main track Saturday morning will be made before dawn that day.

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