If that race had been run in the present day--it probably wouldn't have been run. And the first horse that went down as they approached the turf course disappeared into a hole.
I agree that the race would have at least been transferred to the main track. Or maybe racing would have been entirely canceled that day. I suspect that the inside of the main track was particularly wet because gravity was pulling water that way. The problem is that the horses had to cross over that section of the main track to get to the turf. And the very bottom probably was not well maintained because it is usually covered by the inner rail, blocking the maintenance crew from accessing it.
I was there that rainy day! That was one wet winter in '83
Track announcer: John Gibson
If that race had been run in the present day--it probably wouldn't have been run. And the first horse that went down as they approached the turf course disappeared into a hole.
I agree that the race would have at least been transferred to the main track. Or maybe racing would have been entirely canceled that day.
I suspect that the inside of the main track was particularly wet because gravity was pulling water that way. The problem is that the horses had to cross over that section of the main track to get to the turf. And the very bottom probably was not well maintained because it is usually covered by the inner rail, blocking the maintenance crew from accessing it.