Horses that win out their conditions will progress to the higher-class money allowances, handicap races, stakes races and hopefully graded stakes races (the highest quality of competition). until they have won out their conditions. These often well-bred youngsters progress into condition allowance races termed N1X (non-winners of a race other than maiden or claiming) and N2X (non-winners of two races other than maiden or claiming) etc. Maiden allowance races are generally for better quality horses. That being said, the sharpest claiming trainers often run horses for less than they are worth in an effort to “steal” races. By the same token, a trainer wouldn’t normally enter a $10,000 horse in a $50,000 claiming race, as it would likely have little chance of winning.
A trainer will not normally enter a $50,000 horse in a $10,000 claiming race for an easy win, for fear of losing it to another owner via the claiming route. In maiden claiming races (as well as other claiming races) horses entered for a certain “claiming” price can be purchased out of that race for that price. Maiden races can also be tagged either claiming or allowance. Maiden races are for horses that have never won. Each of these categories also includes subcategories with regards to claiming price, purse size and money or number of races won. Examples of the different general conditions that exist include Claiming races (Clm), Maiden races (Mdn), Allowance races (Alw), Stakes races (Stk) and Handicap races (Hcp). It was an allowance race with a purse of $11,700. This race was for 4-year-olds and upward (4 with an up arrow beside it). Fractional times are used in conjunction with beaten lengths when performing advanced pace handicapping. Horses coming out of races with faster fractions should be given extra consideration when handicapping, especially if they were close to the pace in that race. Numbers appearing after the colon are seconds. Numbers appearing before the colon are minutes. The fractional times are those recorded for the leader at various points throughout the race. The winner of the race finished the seven furlongs in one minute and 23 2/5 seconds.įor all races further than 5 ½ furlongs three fractional times are listed. The leader raced six furlongs in one minute and 11 2/5 seconds. The leader reached the half-mile mark in this race in 46 2/5 seconds. In this case the leader ran the first quarter mile in 22 3/5 seconds. Also note that horses that have run well off a layoff in the past often continue to do so throughout their careers. Horses coming off long layoffs must be proven off such layoffs, or their trainers must be proven winners with horses coming off a layoff. Turf Course condition abbreviations include: hard – hd, firm – fm, good – gd, yielding – yl, soft – sf and heavy – hy.Īlways check the date of the last race. Track condition abbreviations for dirt tracks include: fast -fst, wet-fast – wf, good – gd, sloppy – sly, muddy – my, slow – sl, heavy – hy and frozen – fr. Track abbreviations such as “GP” can be found in various track publications including the racing form. For example *7f would indicate the race was run at about seven furlongs. If an asterisk appears before the distance it indicates the race was run at an “about” distance. This horse raced on Jin the 8th race at Gulfstream Park over a fast track at a distance of 7 furlongs (one furlong = an one eighth of a mile). ( Note: data item being discussed is bolded in the past performance line) Date of Race, Race Number, Track Abbreviation and Track Condition This helps you to see what other handicappers cannot – to read “between the lines” – to spot those small edges that can be turned into large profits.įrom left to right, data elements contained in each past performance lines include: If you’d rather not bet what everyone else is betting, you require an exceptional understanding of this section the past performances.
And their conclusions are strikingly similar – seemingly superior horses are favored. One thing to keep in mind when making decisions based on this section of the past performances – not only does every regular bettor have access to this information – most of them use it to make their final betting decisions. This is where all the details of a horse’s last 12 races are listed and it is the section most used by handicappers when comparing one horse to another. The “guts” of the past performances are contained in the middle section. Horse Betting: Understanding the Past Performances The Guts of the Past Performances – the Middle Section
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