It looks like a theme park ride, whizzing around a track. But the KurtSystem is no roller coaster. There are no surprise turns or sudden changes of speed. And the horses inside the cars seem entirely unfazed by the ‘ride’….Read More
The Kurtsystem rail technology allows up to 10 horses to be exercised simultaneously, without riders OVER the past 20 years Mehmet Kurt, one of Turkey’s leading industrialists and entrepreneurs, has been developing a new horse training system that is designed…Read More
“It is hard to disagree with Newbury MP Richard Benyon who described the project as a huge vote of confidence in the village” Racing has a reputation for being a conservative sport and change is not always welcomed, so it…Read More
Forget the jockey or the owner, the next racecourse winner could be trained by a machine. A mile-long loop powered by monorail and designed by a Turkish tycoon is about to revolutionise how horses are trained. The £20 million device…Read More
With it’s ribbed green canopy like a giant snake poking above the hedgerows on the entrance to one of racing’s best known training centres, the latest edition to Lambourn’s landscape is certainly eye-catching. It has also got plenty of people…Read More
Young racehorses are being put through their paces in Berkshire, but it’s not jockeys who are doing the training, instead it’s a machine designed by rollercoaster engineers. While the Kurtsystem may look like something from a theme-park, at £20 million…Read More
A racehorse owner has devised a bespoke pre-training system to help prevent injury to his runners when they move into full training. Mehmet Kurt, whose silks have been carried to success in two Turkish Derbys, developed a prototype on his…Read More
Contractor faces once-in-a-lifetime challenge to deliver a futuristic scheme that could revolutionise UK racehorse training. Scheme: Kingwood Stud Equine Training TrackClient: Kurt Systems UKArchitect: Sutton Griffin, part of Carter JonasMain contractor: Raymond BrownDrive cabin/running gear supplier: Mack RidesHorse cars supplier:…Read More
Mark Souster meets man behind the new monorail that could change the way youngracehorses are trained Rising from the earth on the edge of Lambourn is an edifice, which at first glance bears apassing resemblance to a rollercoaster. It snakes…Read More
The new monorail training system is under construction in Lambourn. Construction has begun on a £20 million monorail racehorse training system at Kingwood Stud in the British racing centre of Lambourn. The “Kurtsystem” training innovation is the brainchild of Turkish…Read More