Rain Delays the New Normal for Southern California Horse Racing
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There is a new normal in Southern California horse racing. When it rains, we don’t play.
This is not unlike how Major League Baseball operates. In baseball when it rains, the grounds crew rolls out a tarpaulin to cover the mostly dirt infield. Then when it stops raining they roll it back up and continue the game.
In horse racing, there is no tarp big enough to cover the dirt main track. And no one has figured out a domed roof over a track surface to protect it from inclement weather.