Mission
THE RACING SURFACES TESTING LABORATORY IS A NON-PROFIT (501C3) ORGANIZATION THAT COORDINATES AND PERFORMS TESTING OF SURFACES PRIMARILY FOR THE THOROUGHBRED RACING INDUSTRY. TESTING INCLUDES ALL TYPES OF SURFACES USED IN HORSE RACING AS WELL AS OTHER EQUINE SPORTS. TESTING IS PERFORMED ON RACETRACK SURFACES AND IS BASED ON STANDARD TEST METHODS. THIS DATA IS SHARED WITH RACETRACKS WITHIN REGIONS AND WITH APPROPRIATE REGULATORY AUTHORITIES AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MODELS WHICH ARE INTENDED TO REDUCE RISKS TO THE HORSE AND RIDER.FULLY DOCUMENTED PROCEDURES FOR ALL TESTS AND NOVEL EQUIPMENT DEVELOPED BY RACING SURFACES TESTING LABORATORY ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TESTING USED WHERE APPROPRIATE.