Thoroughbred Track Specifications

MAIN POLY TRACK

1 mile oval (2 furlong, 7 furlong chutes)
85 feet wide.
6% banking on turns.
Distance from 6 furlong start to first turn; 1,650 feet
Distance from 1 1/16 mile start to first turn; 705 feet
Distance from 1 1/8 start to first turn; 1,035
Distance from 1 1/4 start to first turn ; 1,695 feet
Distance from final turn to finish line; 975

Surface
7 inches of Polytrack
Silica sand, rubber, fiber and wax
3 inches of Macadam below cushion
3' stone
Vertical drainage system

E.P. TAYLOR TURF COURSE

1 1/2 miles with a 1 1/8 mile chute.
Homestretch 100 feet wide. Backstretch 120 feet wide.
4 per cent banking on turns.
Turf track raises 3 feet from start of first turn to start of backstretch.
Turf tracks falls 6" in length of back stretch. Turf track falls 2’6" through far turn.
Distance from 1 mile start to first turn: 2,230 feet.
Distance from 1 1/2 mile start to first turn: 515 feet.
Distance from final turn to finish line: 1,440 feet.
Turf (Kentucky Bluegrass).
12" sandy growing medium.
4" drainage layer.
Clay base.

THOROUGHBRED TRAINING TRACKS

1 mile dirt training track – sandy loam, 80 feet wide.
7 furlong turf training track – clay base, 85 feet wide.
1/4 mile sand ring – 60 feet wide.

FIRST MEETING

Thoroughbred: June 12, 1956.
Standardbred: January 1, 1994.