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Hastings Racecourse's starting gate, 2009. Start of the Belmont Stakes 2014 Horses leaving barrier stalls at the start of a Hong Kong Derby.. A starting gate, also called a starting barrier or starting stalls, is a machine used to ensure a fair start to in horse racing and dog racing.
The start speed, acceleration, score up distance, and gate closing are controlled via a computer system, which takes control of the vehicle and provides a printout at the end of the score up. [13] Some harness racing clubs have been granted additional funds for the installation of the AVA computerised mobile barriers. [14]
The Swedish Trotting Criterium (Swedish: Svenskt Travkriterium or only Kriteriet) is an annual national Group One harness event for trotters that is held at Solvalla in Stockholm, Sweden. It is considered one of the classic trotting events in Sweden as well as the most prestigious Swedish event for 3-year-old trotters. [ 1 ]
Races are started in one of two ways, either from behind a mobile barrier, using a mobile start or from a circular starting system. The mobile barrier is a car with two long arms, behind which the horses line up before moving to the starting line. When the wings of the gate swing back, the starting vehicle speeds off, thus releasing the horses.
One of the difficulties harness racing faced was the start of races, which usually required multiple restarts to make sure each entrant had an equal chance. On May 24, 1946, Levy introduced the mobile starting gate, which eliminated most restart-related delays. Attendance quickly boomed.
The Little Brown Jug is a harness race for three-year-old pacing standardbred horses hosted by the Delaware County Agricultural Society since 1946 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds racetrack in Delaware, Ohio. The race takes place every year on the third Thursday after Labor Day.
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This is a list of currently active horse racing venues, both Thoroughbred racing and harness racing, sorted by country. In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses". In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses".