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** FILE ** In this May 25, 2006 file photo, Keeneland machine operator Russell Foley holds a handfull of polyTrack, a material made up of recycled rubber, carpet fibers and silica sand all coated in wax, at the polyTrack plant behind Keeneland near Lexington, Ky. The New York Racing Association is considering replacing dirt with synthetic surfaces at its three tracks, including historic Saratoga Race Course. The conversion at Saratoga, Belmont and Aqueduct would cost up to $50 million if training tracks at Belmont and Saratoga are included, NYRA spokesman John Lee said. (AP Photo/ James Crisp, File)