Weather Channel: 90% chance of rain at SA Sat.

[tector]

This should prove interesting.

[NTamm1215]

Supposedly they're putting a tarp on the Pro-Ride Friday night:

With a forecast for rain and five days of racing having been lost this meet because of drainage problems with the Santa Anita Pro-Ride main track, track officials are taking precautions. Late Friday, a plastic tarp is scheduled to be placed over the main track.
"If it happens, it will be the first time in history a racetrack will be covered," said the track's superintendent, Richard Tedesco.

http://www.drf.com/news/article/111210.html

NT

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Sweet

[randallscott35]

Quite a tarp.

[Scav]

The water still has to go somewhere though.

[tector]

Time for a retractable dome.

[goingtothewhip]

Time to borrow Sean's red katrina cup.

[chucklestheclown]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

"If it happens, it will be the first time in history a racetrack will be covered," said the track's superintendentNT

I think it was done 5 or 6 years ago somewhere. Can't remember where; I do know I've seen posts about having indoor tracks for at least that long.

[johnny pinwheel]

90% chance of rain with a 100% chance of cancelling...does it get any better than this?

[freddymo]

So sad and now Franky has gone to Hollywood with his new surface agenda..

[alysheba4]

live about 30 miles from anita, as of 6:30 this morning the storm,if it continues the path its traveling will be more late saturday thru sunday.

[mbahadur]

I cannot imagine they would take the G1 Kilroe off the turf. Why didn't they also card that race for Sunday?

They must have a back-up plan (could be the tarp they are talking about using).

Should be interesting with Hammerle on ATR tomorrow.