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Silks
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U.S. flat tracks must register their silks with the Jockey Club in New York, though some stales require state registration. Registration rules are fairly straightforward — silks must be singularly identifying and unlike any other. As every solid color of the rainbow has been long reserved by racing dynastys, patterns and designs are virtually limitless — any combination of chevrons, sashes, hoops, diamonds, spots, checks, quarters, halves, stripes and some symbols can be used for silks, though nothing of a commercial nature is acceptable.
The National Steeplechase Association in Fair Hill, Md., has its own registry separate from the Jockey Club. To run a horse in a sanctioned meet, colors must be on file with the NSA.
Mrs. Ambrose Clark has the oldest NSA silks on record — her light blue silks with yellow sash have been seen ‘chasing around American courses since 1912. Colors are the identifying mark by which horses are instantly recognized — who can forget, the cerise valentines on a pink body signifying Mrs. Miles Valentine, or the distinctive green and white halves of Augustin Stables, or the characteristic red with white cross-sashes of Hamilton-based owner-trainer Joe Rogers?
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