Tony Martinez Named Horseshoe Indianapolis Track Superintendent

Tony Martinez has been named the brand new monitor superintendent at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Martinez is ready to exchange present monitor superintendent Roy Smith, who introduced his retirement on the finish of the Indiana monitor’s 2022 season.

Martinez has been concerned in monitor upkeep for greater than 30 years and brings greater than 15 years of expertise as a monitor superintendent. The third era monitor man has experience in all surfaces and is particularly know for his work in nice grading, monitor moisture evaluations, in depth harrowing, and soil composition. He has been concerned with the development of greater than 25 coaching and area amenities. Martinez has served as superintendent at seven racetracks over his profession together with his most up-to-date submit at Gulfstream Park.

“We’re extraordinarily happy to usher in Tony as our subsequent monitor superintendent,” mentioned Eric Halstrom, Vice President and Basic Supervisor of Racing. “Roy has developed an awesome monitor upkeep program at our facility. We sit up for welcoming Tony in to proceed the exhausting work already applied. We’ve an awesome basis for each our filth and turf programs and are assured in Tony’s expertise to take the lead on this division.”

Horseshoe Indianapolis underwent a complete monitor renovation through the 2018 racing season with an funding that topped $800,000. Previous to that, a brand new $3.3-million monitor upkeep constructing was constructed with upgrades in gear added for each surfaces.

“I am very excited to hitch the staff at Horseshoe Indianapolis,” mentioned Martinez. “Their facility is state-of-the-art and with the ability to stroll right into a program like it is a nice alternative for me. I sit up for working with each the Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse packages in Indiana.”