Track Information

Circumference:

1830m

Straight length:

360m

Width:

21m

Main Track:

Fully grassed with kikuyu. The turn from the 800 metres into the straight is banked to 3% adding to safety and providing outside horses with equal opportunity. Soil composition is sandy loam

Training Tracks:

A “B” grass track (indicated) plus cinders, dirt and sand tracks enables training (both fast and slow work) to be undertaken at practically all times.

Other Features:

Moveable aluminium running rail

1

Fast

A dry hard rack, firmer than a good track.

2

Good

A firm track with a reasonable grass coverage, on the fast side of good.

3

Good

A track with a good grass coverage and cushion. Ideal track, heading towards dead.

4

Dead

A track just with some give in it. Shouldn’t affect any chances although on the worse side of good.

5

Dead

A reasonable amount of give in it, on the better side of slow and worse side of dead.

6

Slow

Not a badly affected track, but will suit some horses more than others, just worse than dead and into slow range.

7

Slow

A more rain-affected track that will chop out, on the better side of heavy.

8

Heavy

A soft track that horses will get into but not necessarily too wet, just worse than slow, but just into heavy range.

9

Heavy

A softer track getting into the squelchy area. A genuine heavy.

10

Heavy

A very soft and wet track. Heaviest category.