We have purchased a modern instrument, produced in England, which will allow the objective detection of the gradation of the terrain at the declaration of the starters and on the morning of the races.

We have purchased a modern instrument, produced in England, which will allow the objective detection of the gradation of the terrain at the declaration of the starters and on the morning of the races.

Nicholas Wrigley hopes the first ever Randox Grand National meeting to be staged behind-closed-doors will still be a major showcase for horseracing.

By Tom Richardson Wednesday, 7th April 2021, 6.35 pm

For the first time live weather data will be available in the build-up to and during the four days of The FestivalTM Supporting WellChild which begins on Tuesday, 16th March.

Horsemen, media and racing fans will be able to access real-time live weather data and up to the minute Going reports for Kempton Park’s two-day Ladbrokes Christmas Festival which begins on Saturday, 26 December, after the Sunbury-on-Thames venue became the latest UK racecourse to commission the WeatherTrax Live service.

TurfTrax GoingStick readings and going maps will be available for all Turf races at the two-day Breeders’ Cup meeting, staged this year at Keenland beginning on Friday, 6 November.

The rollout of live weather data at Festival meetings continues this week as Goodwood becomes the latest course in the UK to adopt TurfTrax’ newest innovation, a web-based system providing access to essential information direct from the racecourse’s on-site weather station during the Qatar Goodwood Festival

Germany has become the latest European racing jurisdiction to formally adopt the TurfTrax GoingStick and course mapping service at nine of its premier tracks including all six Group 1 venues.

Newmarket’s Moët & Chandon July Festival is set to be the latest behind-closed-doors summer event to offer enhanced live weather data to horsemen, media and stay-at-home racing fans.

Ascot is to become the first racecourse in the UK to publish live weather data via an innovative new App developed by Cambridgeshire-based Technology company, TurfTrax.

A premiere in France in terms of producing racetrack going data ...

In addition to the penetrometer, which remains the reference tool, France Galop is now offering a much greater range of information regarding the going in flat pattern races.