What is a cushion track?

Cushion track is a mixture of sand, synthetic and elastic fibers coated with wax. The footing is approximately seven inches deep,followed by a geotextile membrane. All these surfaces have a gravel base with a drainage system and are somewhat similar.

What is the pattern in horse racing?

Group races, also known as Pattern races, or Graded races in some jurisdictions, are the highest level of races in Thoroughbred horse racing.

What is a horse race track called?

In most English-speaking countries they are called “racecourses”; the United States and some parts of Canada use “racetracks” (some parts of Canada also use “raceway”). In many non-English speaking countries the term used is “hippodrome”.

What is the material used for tracks?

Today, most running tracks are built with synthetic rubber – rubber particles bound with latex or polyurethane. The latex or polyurethane surface is typically installed to a depth of about 1/2″ on top of an asphalt or concrete base.

What surfaces do horses race on?

In racing, three racetrack surfaces are commonplace around the globe — dirt, turf, and synthetic. But not all surfaces are created equal, and some horses show a preference for one footing over the others.

What is a soft track in horse racing?

Soft. Surface looser than good, kickback evident. Sand/Dirt. Wet Fast. Rain affected, track has surface water but base is solid and surface is compact (accounting for times similar to a fast track)

What is a fast track in horse racing?

Fast tracks are dry tracks that allow horses to run at their best, resulting in their fastest times. Wet-fast tracks have moisture on the surface, but are still firm enough to produce fast times.

What is a Group 1 in horse racing?

Group races The highest level is a Group 1 race; these are the highlight events on the racing calendar. Group 1 races are a test of class and all the horses run off level weights but allowances are given for three-year-old horses against older horses and for fillies and mares against colts and geldings.

What does black type mean in racing?

A horse’s name printed in bold-faced “black type” letters designates that the horse has won or placed in a stakes race. Horses that win or place in an official AQHA-approved stakes race earn black type on their pedigree. (

How is a race track measured?

The FIA, which sanctions Formula 1, WRC, and numerous other championships and motorsports records, says the center line of the track is used for the official track length. This is determined by measuring the distances around the inside and outside edges of the track and averaging the results.

Why are there so many different types of equestrian fabrics?

Over the years we have seen an amazing array of equestrian fabrics. The reason there are so many is, it is a huge genre. There are horse fabrics, horse toile fabrics, horse and hound fabrics, horse jockey fabrics, horse racing fabrics, and on and on!

What is the name of the horse based fabric?

over the years there have been very few fabrics with just horses! This monochromatic horse fabric by Fired Earth shows horses running among trees. The stripes and trees give structure to the pattern. The stripes give a misty effect. The effect was of horses running free on a misty morning.

What is monochromatic horse fabric?

This monochromatic horse fabric by Fired Earth shows horses running among trees. The stripes and trees give structure to the pattern. The stripes give a misty effect. The effect was of horses running free on a misty morning. The only other printed fabric that just had horses is also monochromatic.

What fabrics were used in Ralph Lauren’s “horse fashion”?

Leather strapping and bridle hardware, were used to emphasize the horse theme. Ralph Lauren did a fabric with a pattern of a tangle of horse tack. Another Kaufmann fabric had a unique feature.