Remington Park officially opened on September 1, 1988. At the time, it was the only American track to use a synthetic surface for its main track called Equitrack, which utilized grains of sand coated with a wax polymer.
Remington Park commenced operations on September 1, 1988. It was the sole American track employing an innovative Equitrack surface at that moment, comprising grains of sand bonded together by a wax polymer.