Quadrangle Stake Race

The course is laid out as a 75 foot square with a stake at each corner. Stakes shall be set on top of the ground, 6 feet in height and with a base approximately 14 inches in diameter. Two additional stakes are placed 10 feet apart in center of square to constitute a start\finish line as indicated in diagram. A running start is permitted. Time starts as horse's nose passes between the center stakes. Horse shall make a left turn around each of first two stakes and a right turn around each of the last two stakes, and finish course by running between center stakes.