Horse Racing's Plastic Surgery
How a synthetic track surface will change
the Sport of Kings forever.
April 12, 2007 | Hard Spun's victory in last month's Lane's End Stakes was one of the most impressive performances by a Thoroughbred this spring. On the backstretch, the colt ran so smoothly that jockey Mario Pino had to stand up in the irons to hold him back. When Pino finally leaned forward, Hard Spun swooped around the field and cantered down the stretch to win by three lengths. He looked like nothing less than a Kentucky Derby winner.
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