The standard horse racing saddle cloth (blanket) colors

| March 20, 2024, 5:55 p.m.

Horse racing blanket/saddle cloth colors

Horse racing saddle cloth colors are used to distinguish horses from one another during a race. Each horse is assigned a specific color and number, which corresponds to their post position number. This makes it easier for spectators, officials, and commentators to identify the horses during the race. Below are the standard horse racing saddle cloth colors used in North America racing.

Below are the lanes and the horse saddle cloth colors.

  1. Red cloth with white #
  2. White cloth with black #
  3. Blue cloth with white #
  4. Yellow cloth with black #
  5. Green cloth with white #
  6. Black cloth with gold #
  7. Orange cloth with black #
  8. Pink cloth with black #
  9. Turquoise cloth with black#
  10. Purple cloth with white #
  11. Gray cloth with red #
  12. Lime cloth with black #
  13. Brown cloth with white #
  14. Maroon cloth with yellow #
  15. Khaki cloth with black #
  16. Light Blue (Copen Blue) cloth with red #
  17. Navy cloth with white #
  18. Forest Green cloth with yellow #
  19. Dark Royal Blue (Moonstone) cloth with red #
  20. Fuchsia cloth with yellow #
  21. Light Purple cloth with navy #