Experts from all avenues of the racing industry presented statistics and opinions on synthetic surfaces before a standing-room-only crowd during a six-hour special meeting called by the California ...

Dirt flying as horses race around the track. Fans cheering as their favorite thunders down the stretch, hooves pounding toward the finish line. That sight and sound has disappeared from some North ...

Security guards walk Thursday on a synthetic dirt at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla. The new surface is made of wax-coated sand, fibers and recycled rubber. Dirt flying as horses race around ...