Physical Attributes
The track has a 11⁄8-mile (1.8 km) dirt oval. It also has a 1 mile 145 foot (1.654 km) turf oval. The track regularly seats 10,000 people. A new Cushion Track racing surface was installed in September, 2006 to replace the existing dirt, making Hollywood Park the first track in California to meet the California Horse Racing Board's guideline that all tracks in the state replace dirt surfaces with a safer artificial surface by the end of 2007.
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