The Bangalore Race Course is laid out in barely 85 acres. In this relatively small
area, apart from the enclosures, stands and offices, there are the main grass track, three
training tracks, an equine swimming pool, training schools, walking rings, 1040 stables, a
veterinary hospital and an amateur riding school. This race course is probably the only
one in the world where the limited space is available has been so comprehensively utilized
to provide such varied facilities.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COURSE
The Bangalore Race Track is an oval-shaped, right-handed course measuring approximately
1950 meters with four sharp curves and pronounced gradients. The downhill backstretch
drops 13.10 (43 feet) meters from 1800 meters to 800 meters and climbs 11.53 meters (38
feet) from that point to the winning post with a further rise of 1.5 meters (5 feet) from
the winning post to the 1800 meters. This demanding and testing race track, with its
gradients, bends and a distinct short straight, places a premium both on the speed and
endurance of the horse and the skill and experience of the jockey; a win on this race
track is therefore a significant achievement.
NOTICE
The Race Track is measured at a point of 2 meters from the running rails which constitute
the mean track of the field of horses in a race and the permanent distance boards have
been accordingly fixed to indicate the starting point. When the races are run with the
false rails the track is measured at 2 meters from the false rails and the movable
distance boards are fixed along the false rails to indicate the starting point.
The penetrometer for gauging the track condition was introduced from the commencement of
the Bangalore Winter Meeting 2000-01. Based on the limited experience, the state of going
of the track is determined in terms of the following parameters:
1. Penetration up to 2.5
cms
- firm going
2. Penetration up to 2.6 cms up to 5.5
cms
- good going
3. Penetration up to 5.6 cms up to 6.5
cms
- soft going
4. Penetration beyond 6.5 cms
- heavy going |
