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Meydan to replace synthetic surface with dirt The board of directors of the Meydan Group have decided that the synthetic racing surface, installed for the opening of Meydan Racecourse in Dubai four years ago, will be replaced with a traditional dirt track. The track will be ready for the opening of the 2014-15 racing season. "This is a decision that will be best for the future of Meydan racing and the Dubai World Cup Carnival," said Saeed H. Al Tayer, chairman and CEO of the Meydan Group. "In the coming year we will celebrate the 20th running of the Dubai World Cup and the track will be the natural surface that proved so successful during the first 14 years of this magnificent race day." Former trainer Michael Dickinson, the creator of the synthetic Tapeta surface in place at Meydan, expressed his disappointment at the decision. "Tapeta Footings are disappointed to hear that Meydan are replacing the Tapeta track with an American dirt track. It is a step backwards," Dickinson said in a statement. "When the Dubai World Cup was on dirt it was only ever won by the United States and the U.A.E., it was not a World Cup. "Since it has been run on Tapeta the winners have come from four different countries including Animal Kingdom from the United States. On two occasions there were only seven runners on dirt and last year on Tapeta there were 16 runners and overfilled. On Dubai World Cup night of 2014 the six Tapeta races were won by six different countries; it was fair, formful and above all safe." Bet Horseracing Free Online at TwinSpires.com
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