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Publication Type:
| Trade |
Author(s): | Johnson, Neville |
Author Affiliation: | Associate editor, Turf Management |
Title: | Course improvement at a canter |
Section: | Horse Racing Other records with the "Horse Racing" Section
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Source: | TURF Management. October 1998, p. 22, 24. |
Publishing Information: | Teddington, Middlesex, [England]: Haymarket Trade and Leisure Publications |
# of Pages: | 2 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Variety trials; Economic impacts; Race tracks
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Abstract/Contents: | Reviews turf evaluation trials at Nottingham Racecourse conducted by the Sports Turf Research Institute. The trials were established in 1997. Mentions jockey cooperation and financial funding from the British Horseracing Board. Describes how the Jockey Club requires racecourses to provide a turf consultant's report on conditions each year. Also mentions that moderate thatch levels can help reduce heavy compaction from the horses' hooves. |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Pictures, color |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Johnson, N. 1998. Course improvement at a canter. Turf Amenity Manage. p. 22, 24. |
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