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A
positive working relationship between the Track Owners, Commission Officials,
and the Greyhound Owners and Trainers benefits everyone.
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It helps maintain healthy racing
Greyhounds,
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Provides for a safe racing environment
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Produces clean races for the
betting public
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Which leads to a profitable
operation for the Track owners
By working together, the sport
can create a positive experience to all that participate, With this
in mind, it then becomes obvious that by creating an environment that optimizes
the abilities of the athletes and minimizes their risk of injury is the
first step towards creating the ultimate racing environment. The
logical area to address first is the racing surface. It is the location
that is the centerpiece of the Greyhound Racing Facility.
There are many factors that
affect the racing surface. The first step is to gain an understanding
of these factors as they relate to the Greyhound racing gallop. Next
we need to know the forces involved with the foot-surface interaction.
From that we can design the racing environment to best receive surface
impact. The last step, and most important, is maintaining the surface
throughout the year and over time.
This topic will be addressed
in two parts. The first part will cover the basics of the Greyhound
racing gallop. The second part will cover how to evaluate the Greyhound
Racing Surface. You can click on the links below to view these topics
Managing the Greyhound Racing
Surface
Robert L. Gillette, DVM,
MSE
Part
One
Understanding
the Greyhound Racing Gallop
Part
Two
Evaluating
the Greyhound Racetrack Surface for Proper Management
Some of the Information provided
here is from a study funded by the Kansas Racing Commission. The
rest has come from veterinary experience working with the racing Greyhounds
and from consultation work performed for racetrack management and gaming
commissioners.
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