10 years ago the European manufacturer Fornells SA ( HORSE RACING ) designed a new kind of starting gate. When the starting gates developed in USA are considered very robust it is obvious that the size and weight of this kind of starting gate are very heavy and very long. It is not adapted for many turf tracks. " we are supplying racetrack for more than 40 years and we have been asked constantly by the racecourses if we could design a new starting gates adapted to wet weather and turf tracks where rails needs to be moved. 1O years ago we finally had our first starting gates manufactured and supplied to answer it " said David Maizeret, Fornells' CEO. The cost of the maintenance of the turf tracks and the changing in the horse racing industry revenues encourage racecourse management to investigate for new solutions. The international authorities in Ireland HRI, France galop, Morocco SOREC or Saudi Arabia The Equestrian club of Riyadh ( SAUDI CUP ) for instance have now adopted this new generation of starting gates. They was looking for a best economical solution, safe for the horses and jockeys, light to keep the track in good shape and very quiet. But over all, the horse racing industry is now looking for a safe start as the betting is a key point. The new generation answer to this needs. " Fornells' opening system has been developed to guarantee the most efficient start with easy maintenance and maximum reliability " says Georges Indrian Jafy, Doctor in sciences and director of Fornells' design office. The improvements to be made and the new developments to come are going to be faster in the coming years in an industry who is in his most important changing period of his history.