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EVERGREEN® Radiant Turf Covers are a sure bet for top racing conditions Known for attracting top owners, horses, riders, and trainers, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Racetrack was built in 1937 in the seaside community of Del Mar, California. It was funded through a partnership that included Bing Crosby, actor Pat O'Brien, Jimmy Durante, Charles S. Howard, and Oliver Hardy of the famed comedy duo, Laurel and Hardy. A year later, in 1938, Del Mar hosted a $25,000 winner-take-all race that saw the legendary Seabiscuit win by a nose over Ligaroti.
Lightweight COVERMASTER® RAINCOVER ULTRA™ is the strongest raincover in the industry Over 40 years ago, COVERMASTER® changed the raincover industry from the heavy, cumbersome tarps that were often used, to a new, lightweight raincover design that took the marketplace by storm. In fact, baseball teams at all levels continue to use COVERMASTER® raincovers because of how tough and strong they are. The Dayton Dragons in Dayton, Ohio are one of those clubs who wouldn’t be without COVERMASTER® RAINCOVER ULTRA™.
Snap together portable flooring from COVERMASTER® protects a soccer pitch every time The Servus Sports Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta is home of the Lethbridge Soccer Association, as well as in-line hockey and ball hockey. The center features two indoor regulation 80 by 180-foot soccer fields and two 16-thousand square foot playing surfaces. It allows the Lethbridge Soccer Association to not only provide soccer programs for youth ages three to 18, but also have house league and other competitive soccer programs and activities.
Multi-use events get double-teamed by COVERMASTER® carpet tiles and rolls Last year, in early August, a four-day festival called “Humor & Harmony” was hosted by entertainment mogul, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, in Shreveport, Louisiana. In addition to a concert, comedy show, car show, and many other events, the festival also featured a celebrity basketball game. Venues included the Shreveport Convention Center, the Municipal Auditorium, and Stageworks, a former soundstage.
Longtime Customer Makes a Beeline to COVERMASTER® for Infield Baseball Covers. Utah’s Salt Lake Bees originally played baseball under that name from 1915 to 1916 and later from 1958 to 1965. In 1994, the team was known as the Salt Lake Buzz followed by the Salt Lake Stingers from 2001 to 2005 when its name was changed back to the Salt Lake Bees. In 2023 it was announced that the team would be moving to a new stadium about 35 minutes south of Salt Lake City in South Jordan, Utah. The Minor League Baseball (MiLB) team would continue to play in the Pacific Coast League as a Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels.
Turf Manager’s Experience with Turf Growth Covers Ranks EVERGREEN® as Premium Choice In 2021, the United Soccer League (USL) welcomed an expansion team into USL League One in Lexington, Kentucky, the “Horse Capital of the World”. Competing in the Western Conference, the Lexington Sporting Club started with a men’s pro soccer team and a youth soccer organization. In 2024a women’s pro soccer team was added into the USL Super League. It also includes teams in the United Premier Soccer League (men's amateur), USL W League (women's pre-professional), and USL Academy (boys developmental).
Ice Arena Surface Covered by Custom-Fitted COVERMASTER® TERRACOVER ICE® The Innu Nation of Matimekush-Lac John is a First Nation based out of Schefferville in Quebec, Canada. Lac-John is just over a mile north of Schefferville and about a mile from the border with Labrador. The nation has a population of approximately 1,000 people in total. They largely speak Innu, an Algonquian language that is a member of the Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi dialect. Their community facilities include a community center, a radio station, a church, a gymnasium, a library, and yes, an ice arena.
RAINCOVER ULTRA™ has heavy hitter, super core strength with 200 pounds less weight. Touted as one of the American League’s (AL) eight charter franchises in Major League Baseball, the Detroit Tigers were founded back in 1894 in what was then minor baseball in the Western League. They are the oldest franchise in the AL to maintain their same name and play in the same city throughout the years. They did, however, move to a new stadium in 2000 and played their first game there against the Seattle Mariners.
COVERMASTER® reacts to social media post and recommends gym floor protection solutions. Hopewell City Public Schools in Hopewell, Virginia announced: “Hopewell City Public Schools’ new basketball court floor is complete!! The High School hasn’t had a new floor in 50+ years.” COVERMASTER® saw the social media post and contacted them about gym floor protection for non-athletic events and activities. More information was provided on products specifically designed to make sure their Blue Devils sports teams had a gym floor that’s protected for years to come.
EVERGREEN® worked great in 2016 and even better for the Great Lakes Loons 2024/25 season. In the spring of 2016, ground was broken on a new, 5,500-seat ballpark in Midland, Michigan. The land was donated by Dow Chemical and the ballpark was aptly named Dow Diamond. The following year, the Great Lakes Loons, a Minor League Baseball team in the Mid-West Division and affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, took to the field. The new turf was protected from harsh winter conditions by COVERMASTER® EVERGREEN® turf growth blankets.
North Rockland High’s new synthetic field receives extra heavy duty turf protection Located in Thiells, New York, North Rockland High School provides co-educational studies to students in grade 9 to 12 from the northern Rockland County. In 2024, the school celebrated the opening of new, state-of-the-art, athletic facilities for their Red Raiders sports teams including advanced synthetic turf fields. When it was decided to have graduation ceremonies on the main field, COVERMASTER® was contacted for temporary outdoor flooring.
Belgian football club benefits from COVERMASTER® frost covers for football pitches. Bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, and France, Belgium has a population of nearly 12-million in an area of close to 12-million square miles. Like many European countries, football is a popular sport and one such Belgian Pro League football club, K.R.C. Genk FC, is a big fan of COVERMASTER®. The 5-time Belgian League and 5-time Belgian Cup champion depends on COVERMASTER® sports ground frost covers to protect its turf pitches.
Multimedia giant bets on COVERMASTER® gym floor carpet tiles and wins big. When the new Chicago office of Barstool Sports contacted COVERMASTER® about gym floor tiles, you would likely wonder what gymnasium in the Windy City they were talking about. As a U.S.-based multimedia sports and entertainment company with its headquarters in New York City, Barstool Sports publishes sports journalism and pop culture-related content. Promoted as a “fun factory”, the gymnasium in question is part of the new Chicago office design.
New training facility protects its practice fields with COVERMASTER® growth blankets. For upwards of 25 years, the Chicago Fire Football Club, a U.S. professional soccer club that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS), has been coming to COVERMASTER® for help, protecting and improving its turf. Named after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 that devastated over three-square miles of the city, the Fire plays out of Soldier Field in the near South Side of Chicago.
COVERMASTER® spot covers will protect and promote with custom branding. California State University at Northridge (CSUN) is located in northern Los Angeles. In addition to its nine colleges that range from Science & Mathematics to Engineering & Computer Science, CSU has 19 sports teams in NCAA Division I, including baseball and softball. Matador Field is home to Cal State Northridge baseball, while softball is played at nearby Matador Diamond.
Madrid, Spain - EVERGREEN® RADIANT TURF COVERS provide a winning solution for world class football team. Founded in 1902, the success of Spain’s Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is legendary with 36 titles in La Liga, the top men's professional football division in the Spanish football league system.
Ontario, Canada - Small town gym floor cover request receives big time sports facility protection and service. Huntsville, Tennessee is a town of 1,270 people located about 150 miles east of Nashville and 55 miles north of Knoxville. Like many rural towns in the United States, school gymnasiums are often one of the larger venues that can accommodate community events and activities.
Lincoln, NE - Lincoln teams up again with COVERMASTER® for the ultimate in baseball field covers. For upwards of 15 years, the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association of Professional Baseball have been a customer of COVERMASTER® for all of their sports surface protection needs.
La Cañada Flintridge, CA - Outdoor arena footings protected from rain and ready for use when riding arena covers removed. Back in 2017, Flintridge Riding Club, in La Cañada Flintridge, Los Angeles County, California purchased an equestrian arena cover from COVERMASTER® for their large main arena.
New IceMate™ ice arena floor covering makes multi-purpose event conversion a breeze. Tupelo, Mississippi is known as the birthplace of Elvis Presley. It’s also known for the 10,000-seat Cadence Bank Arena, the largest, multi-purpose arena in Mississippi. From public skating to monster truck shows, basketball tournaments, rodeos, and major music artist tours, the arena prides itself on being able to switch from an ice surface event to a dry floor event. When it was time to replace their arena floor covering, they contacted COVERMASTER®.