The Race Track
- Main track dimensions: 6 furlong oval with two chutes--a 550-yard (QH) 1 1/16-mile (TB) chute and a 5-furlong chute
- The track surface is a mixture of sand (from the Sabine river) and clay with a limestone base
- Length of stretch: 660 feet
- Width of stretch: 80 feet
- Width of backstretch and turns: 70 feet
- Track is banked with a 5% rise down the straight-a-way and 10% incline on turns
- Maximum field size is 10
- There are 20 barns with 60 stalls in each
- There are 10 tackrooms in each barn
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