Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club has chosen Fornells heavy duty running-rail for use on its brand new training and stabling
facility after having already tried the product on its main Doha racetrack for some years.
Oct 2007
Russia's President Putin was present at the opening of the new racetrack in the city of Ufa showing off its running rail and new starting gate installed by Fornells.
Aug 2007
Geelong (Australia) racecourse inaugurated a synthetic track and the first plastic running rail Australia, just in time to be able to take on extra races due to difficulties at other tracks.
Equipping the world of horse racing for more than 35 years,
Fornells pionneered the safe racing rail , and is today's global leader.
The only fully integrated maker of uPVC race and running rail, Fornells has
R&D, manufacturing and service operations based out of our companies in
Paris, France and Cologne, Germany. Fornells can advise, design and supply
rails and fencing to maximise the safety for jockeys, horses and spectators.
The safe racing rail concept, as demonstrated on the Safety Rail page , is
a unique and patented system designed to dampen the kinetic energy of a galloping
horse and jockey in case of collision.
Fornells has 90 years of experience in high-performance barriers and boundaries
and registers ten new patents every year.