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meadow is green.”
Great Meadow’s race course has a regular schedule of maintenance throughout the year. The soil is tested regularly for pH balance by an agronimist before it is fertilized. Turf is aerated by a special machine the race committee recently purchased just for turf courses.
Great Meadow’s turf has been specially designed for horse racing by a team of horsemen led by Jonathan Green of New Jersey.
“The basic grass is fortress fescue,” explains Mrs. Barker. “It has a deep root system that is very drought and disease resistant and although it has a narrow blade it provides a very good cushion underfoot.”
To keep the course in good condition, Great Meadow officials also have a strict policy about keeping vehicles off the course.
“Soil compaction is one of the really serious problems with any turf racing strip,” explains Mrs. Barker. “We’ve cut down the number of patrol judge cars we use on
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