Beulah Park will begin its 2011-12 racing season Oct. 10 with a
renovated racing surface and “pick” wagers with a reduced pari-mutuel
takeout of 15%.
The track near Columbus, Ohio, is scheduled for 123 days of racing
through May 5, 2012. Racing will be held Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
Fridays, and Saturdays.
Officials said more than half of the material on the racing surface
was removed and replaced with a mixture of 4,800 tons of finer sand and
silt. The surface’s drainage system was upgraded this year as well.
“After extensive testing on potential combination of sands, we felt
the addition of this material would allow the track to react more
favorably during inclement weather, given our racing season, while also
providing a much-improved and safer racing surface,” Beulah Park general
manager Jim McKinney said in a statement. “We think horsemen will
notice a positive difference.”
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