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TITLE 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION
CHAPTER 309 - RACETRACK LICENSES AND OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER C - HORSE RACETRACKS
SECTION/RULE §309.203 - Track Width
Chapter Review Date 08/15/2018

A racetrack must be:(1) for a Class 1 racetrack, at least 90 feet wide on each straightaway and at least 80 feet wide on each turn;(2) for a turf racetrack, at least 80 feet wide on each straightaway and at least 80 feet wide on each turn; and(3) for a Class 2, 3 or 4 racetrack:(A) at least 30 feet wide on each straightaway for the first two horses in a race and an additional five feet wide for each additional horse in a race; and(B) not more than 10 feet narrower on each turn than on the straightaway.

Source Note: The provisions of this §309.203 adopted to be effective October 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 8969.

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