All Weather Track maintenance, race

meeting preparation and going condition

全天候跑道保養，賽前準備及場地狀況

All Weather Track maintenance, race

meeting preparation and going condition

全天候跑道保養，賽前準備及場地狀況

All Weather Track全天候跑道 All Weather Track全天候跑道 1. Description

簡介 2. Race meeting Preparation

　賽前準備 3. Racing Performance

　賽事場地表現

1. Track Description跑道簡介

1. Track Description跑道簡介

American designed Dirt Track consisting of sand, silt, clay plus organics added (Bark Chips)美國設計泥地跑道，成分包括沙粒、粉沙、黏土加上有機物質（松皮碎）

Designed by Soil & Plant Laboratory at California, USA由美國加州的 Soil & Plant Laboratory 設計

Installed by Track Master Company由 Track Master Company 鋪設

1. Track name 跑道名稱

1. Track name 跑道名稱

All Weather refers to its ability to be used under all weathers 全天候指跑道可在各種天氣情況下使用

It's dynamic and changes under different weather conditions 跑道狀況會隨著不同天氣情況而變化

It's not an artificial surface like some football or soccer pitches全天候跑道並非像足球場一樣的人造場地

1. Track Description跑道簡介

1. Track Description跑道簡介

Used in other locations (Racing & Training)其他地方亦有使用（競賽及操練）

-- Santa Anita, Delmar, Golden Gate,Santa Fe-- 聖雅尼塔、德爾馬、金門、聖菲

Used in other locations (Training only )　其他地方亦有使用（只供操練） -- Australia, New Zealand, South Africa-- 澳洲、紐西蘭、南非

2. Race meeting Preparation 賽前準備

2. Race meeting Preparation 賽前準備 Track prepared for both track work and race

meetings have been identically prepared since 1998 except for the cone off policy which has been cancelled in Feb 2005

自一九九八年起，不論晨操或賽事舉行前，跑道的準備工作均完全相同，但以往於賽馬日早上圍封距內欄六米範圍的政策已於二○○五年二月取消

2. Race meeting Preparation 賽前準備 2. Race meeting Preparation 賽前準備 Dry condition天氣正常或乾燥 Harrowing depth 7 / 8"

耙地八分之七吋深 Watering maintain moisture content at a range of 15% - 20%

灑水以維持跑道的水分含量在百分之十五至二十之間 Target is 18%

目標是百分之十八 Organic content 5-6%

有機物含量在百分之五至六之間

2. Race meeting Preparation賽前準備

2. Race meeting Preparation賽前準備 Wet Condition受天雨影響

Floating (surface sealed) to provide surface run-off during rain熨平（令跑道表面封密），讓雨水從表面流走

2. Typical maintenance procedures applicable to race and non-race days賽馬日及非賽馬日均適用的一般保養程序

2. Typical maintenance procedures applicable to race and non-race days賽馬日及非賽馬日均適用的一般保養程序 Harrowing

耙地 Grading

推土 Floating

熨平 Reel packing

壓實 Watering to attain 15 –20% range with 18% as the target

灑水以維持水分含量在百分之十五至二十之間，目標是百分之十八

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2. Maintenance procedures on Raceday after morning track work (dry weather

condition)

賽馬日晨操後的保養程序（天氣乾燥） • Harrowing

　耙地• Grading

　推土• Compaction

　壓實• Watering

　灑水

2. Maintenance procedures on Raceday after morning track work

(wet weather condition)

賽馬日晨操後的保養程序（受天雨影響） • Harrowing and / or Sealing the surface depending on weather

耙地及／或將跑道面熨滑，視乎天氣情況而定

2. Typical maintenance procedure during race meeting賽事舉行期間例常保養程序

2. Typical maintenance procedure during race meeting賽事舉行期間例常保養程序

Boom spray at high speed to keep kick back down, on a needed basis only

　視乎需要而進行快速灑水，以減少馬匹踢起泥頭的機會

2. Harrowing between every dirt race to level divot under normal weather condition在正常的天氣情況下，於每場泥地賽事之間進行耙地，以掃平馬蹄印

2. Harrowing between every dirt race to level divot under normal weather condition在正常的天氣情況下，於每場泥地賽事之間進行耙地，以掃平馬蹄印

2. Maintenance procedures in between races on Raceday (wet weather condition)賽馬日於每場賽事之間的保養程序（受天雨影響）

• Sealing the track

將跑道面熨滑

3. Review of going classification 檢討場地分類  

Track Ratings and Conditions introduced since 1999/2000 Racing Season

自 1999-2000年度馬季推行的跑道狀況評估及場地掛牌

3. Review of going classification 檢討場地分類  

Track Ratings and Conditions introduced since 1999/2000 Racing Season

自 1999-2000年度馬季推行的跑道狀況評估及場地掛牌

場地掛牌 跑道狀況

濕快地 曾受大雨影響，跑道面已熨平及較實 .

快地 曾受大雨影響，但天氣巳告轉晴，跑道面層耙開但，底層仍然很實。

好地 面層及底層並 實，而表層亦耙開。

慢地 因天氣持續晴朗，跑道面層耙開而底層巳變得疏鬆。

濕慢地 天氣持續晴朗，但臨場則有微雨。由於雨量不多，只令跑道面層變得濕慢，但不足以令底層變得緊密 ( 表層可熨平或耕開 ) 。

Wet fast Fast

Good

Slow

Wet slow

- After heavy rain and on a sealed track- After heavy rain, the weather has cleared

and harrowed (Track firm )- The surface and sub-surface are not firm and

harrowed- The sub-surface has become loose after a

dry spell and harrowed- Small amount of rain, only enough rain to

make the surface muddy but not enough to tighten the sub-surface.(either harrowed or sealed)

3. Racing performance-Results 賽事場地表現 – 結果

3. Racing performance-Results 賽事場地表現 – 結果

Pace Number of Race (season 04-05 and 05-06 up to 09/11/05) %Slow 26 27%

Moderate 36 38%Fast 33 35%

Total Races 95 100%

步速 賽事場數（04-05年度及05-06年度截至05年11月9日）百分率慢 26 27%普通 36 38%快 33 35%

賽事總場數 95 100%

3. Racing performance 賽事場地表現 3. Racing performance 賽事場地表現

         

 

 

50% 40% 10% 100% 

Front-Runner前領型賽駒

Off-Pace-runner居中賽駒

Closer

後上型賽駒

Total Winners頭馬總數

3. Racing performance 賽事場地表現 3. Racing performance 賽事場地表現

AWT Average Race Speed (by racedays 2004-05)

全天候跑道平均賽速（2004-05年度賽馬日）

11.4

11.5

11.6

11.7

11.8

11.9

12.0

12.1

12.2

12.319

/09/

0429

/09/

0409

/10/

0417

/10/

0430

/10/

0406

/11/

0410

/11/

0401

/12/

0418

/12/

0426

/12/

0401

/01/

0508

/01/

0523

/01/

0526

/01/

0505

/02/

0527

/02/

0505

/03/

0519

/03/

0526

/03/

0503

/04/

0516

/04/

0504

/05/

0521

/05/

0501

/06/

0512

/06/

0518

/06/

0524

/09/

0509

/10/

0522

/10/

0509

/11/

05

race days

avg

spd

(sec

/200

m)

going wet fast fast good wet slowavg spd (sec/200m) 11.961 12.002 11.937 11.919

3. Racing performance-Summary 賽事場地表現–概覽

3. Racing performance-Summary 賽事場地表現–概覽

AWT Average Race Speed (2002-05 by going)

全天候跑道平均賽速2002-05年度場地）

11.86

11.88

11.90

11.92

11.94

11.96

11.98

12.00

fast good wet fast wet slow

avg

spd

(sec

/200

m)

3. Racing performance 賽事場地表現 3. Racing performance 賽事場地表現 Requested comments from 2 people who

professionally study racing form of the racing pattern for the previous 2 seasons

請兩位專業研究馬匹狀態的人士評論過去兩季的賽事趨勢及模式

3. Conclusion 結論 3. Conclusion 結論 It appears that most variations are pace related after

examining races in 03 /04 and 04 /05 season 經研究○三至○四及○四至○五年度兩季的賽事後，看來大部分差異與步速有關

Sealed track : on pace is an advantage經熨滑的跑道面：居於前列競跑的馬匹較為佔優

Harrowed track : variations are pace related耙地後：差異與步速有關

4. Suggestions 建議 4. Suggestions 建議 Going report from a USA track美國馬場的場地報告

--change track classification to the America style ?-- 是否改為按照美國的場地分類？ Change name of track from the All Weather

Track to ?改變「全天候跑道」的名稱？

4. Assistance to the Media 為傳媒提供協助 4. Assistance to the Media 為傳媒提供協助 Daily published worksheet on track work?每日公佈晨操資料？

Published the daily clegg hammer reading?每日公佈硬度計讀數？

Provide sectionals on the trial morning preceding to the next race meeting?提供於下一賽馬日之前舉行的試閘的分段時間？

Racing Footages賽事片段 Racing Footages賽事片段

Mark Richards to review racing patterns on the All Weather Track using video footages 

黎卓時以錄影片段分析全天候跑道賽事的趨勢及模式

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