Peterson in reports on Santa Anita track surface
UMaine mechanical engineering professor Mick Peterson is quoted in a Los Angeles Times report and several other stories about a Thursday California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) ruling. The group decided against the Oak Tree Racing Association’s proposal to use the Santa Anita race track in Arcadia, Cal. for fall facing. CHRB engaged Peterson to assess the Santa Anita synthetic track and he reported, as described by the LA Times, “significant concerns about rocks and with inconsistency in the foundation of the Arcadia track.”