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Property extensively.1 The damage was attributable mainly to the
flooding of the parking lots, racetrack, paddock area, ditches,
banks, driveways, and other related areas, including the ground
surrounding the barns. The racetrack was significantly damaged
by the flood, and the flood washed out portions of the back side
of the embankment and created other problems with respect to the
existing land improvements. Little, if any, damage was done to
the buildings.
Trinity was forced to cancel races on December 20, 21, and
22, 1991. The cushion problems that had been remedied during the
fall of 1991 were considerably different from the more serious
damage to the cushion occasioned by the flood. The flood washed
away or redistributed the entire cushion material and caused a
major new problem to the base in that the base was now wet and
spongy. The banking areas of the track and the sub-base eroded
on account of water damage. The base was damaged directly by the
flood and indirectly by the impact of the flood on the sub-base.
The base no longer had the rigidity to hold up.
The land immediately adjacent to the barns where the horses
had to walk also was damaged by the flood. Significant amounts
of silt were washed into that area, and a good portion of the
area adjacent to the barn area was rendered useless until
1 In view of the extensive flooding in and around Willow
Park, President Bush declared the area a qualified Federal
disaster area.
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