Churchill Downs Main Track:
- One mile oval with a one mile chute
- Homestretch: 80 feet wide
- Backstretch: 80 feet wide
- 4% banking on turns
- Distance from six-furlong start to first turn: 1,401 feet
- Distance from seven-furlong start to first turn: 2,085 feet
- Distance from 1 mile start to first turn: 2,745 feet
- Distance from 11⁄16 mile start to first turn: 485 feet
- Distance from 11⁄8 mile start to first turn: 815 feet
- Distance from 11⁄4 mile start to first turn: 1,463 feet
- Distance from 13⁄4 mile start to first turn: 1,401 fee
- Distance from final turn to finish line: 1,235 feet
Churchill Downs Main Track Section
3” Sandy Loam Cushion
5” Sandy Loam Cushion Compacted
12” Clay Base
25” Sandy Loam/Natural Soil
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Matt Winn Turf Course:
- Seven furlong oval
- Homestretch: 80 feet wide
- Backstretch: 80 feet wide
- 6% banking on turns
- Distance from five-furlongs start to first turn: 1,095 feet
- Distance from 1-mile start to first turn: 815 feet
- Distance from 13⁄8 mile start to first turn: 485 feet
- Distance from 11⁄2 mile start to first turn: 1,095 feet
- Distance from final turn to finish line: 1,222 feet
Churchill Downs Turf Track Section
6” High Kentucky 31 Fescue
14” Course Masonry Sand
25” Sandy Loam/Natural Soil
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Gate Placement
Main Track
- 6 Furlongs: 100 feet from starting gate to point where timing begins
- 7 Furlongs: 50 feet from starting gate to point where timing begins
- 1 Mile: 30 feet from starting gate to point where timing begins
- 11⁄16 Miles: 45 feet from starting gate to point where timing begins
- 11⁄8 Miles: 50 feet from starting gate to point where timing begins
- 11⁄4 Miles: 45 feet from starting gate to point where timing begins
- 13⁄4 Miles: 100 feet from starting gate to point where timing begins
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Gate Placement
Matt Winn Turf Course
- 5 Furlongs: 50 feet from starting gate to point where timing begins
- 1 Mile: 50 feet from starting gate to point where timing begins
- 13⁄8 Miles: 50 feet from starting gate to point where timing begins
- 11⁄2 Miles: 45 feet from starting gate to point where timing begins
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