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HOW TO READ PAST PERFORMANCES WHAT ARE PAST PERFORMANCES? DAILY RACING FORM past performances are a transposition of DAILY indicate his virtues and his faults; will tell you the distance he prefers; the RACING FORM charts. Every past performance line tells the story of how track condition he favors; his recent workouts — EVERYTHING of import- the particular horse you are interested in ran on a particular day. Every- ance in evaluating form. All racing secretaries and handicappers MUST thing you need to determine the probable result of a race is included in each analyze past performances before they draw conclusions. The line below, thoroughbreds past performances. A brief study of each horses record will from Elbas record, clearly reveals how he performed in his last race. EXAMPLE OF PAST PERFORMANCES * AN EXAMPLE OF PAST PERFORMANCES AS THEY APPEAR IN , . . . . . . ■ . . * c ° W K"n"er- D v * G00 Mud M D Runner. 9 Superior Mud Ui Bunn„ Runner. RACING DAILY FORM ,. 1956 3 16 1 S2 450 Elba X J 1 © B. g. 4. by Arbiel— Wfcia Tee, by Semprenius. •■■ELBA X 111 B g, 4, by ArbieJ— AlkiaTee,by Sempronius 195S 12 M 1 3 S1*34K "" Owner. J N Croft Traiiwr J Strong ,000 1*5 12 M 1 3 S1JK M 000 ■j»wFeb 7-56S.A 6 f fcMHft 3e*12Q 43 3J 2*" 1«» StoutJ0 c80M91 Wherrie 114 Zacawon 112 Fone Me12 * Feb 3-563S.A 7f1:23%ft 24 115 125J 6*4 4?J 4*1 NadeauG* Alw82Yutu114 Jims Town 117 Pops Pal 10 Jan28-563S.A 7M:23%ft 7 115 8*J 7*1 45J 3* JohnsonT« AWr87 RoamingOsc V113 HighDrlft108 Jonesy 12 Dec28-553S.A tc7f1:26%fm 10 118 610 5* 44 3J NadeauG* A!w 102 Vigor 109 Lig! . Jean 111 Big Question 12 S «5 S s " Nov 9-555Jam 1£1:45%ft 5 120* 23 5» 5« 63 FisherRS Alw 71 BnaiBrith IT WhirlsBell 119 BigFlt 9 o t £ S. f= E i. Nov. 9, 1955-Daily Racinq Form Time, 1:44%, fast. . £ * 3 • « .? 5 -go- 0ct7-555Bel 1£1:44%ft 3 114 4« 53J 53J 5 ElliottWi HcpO 84 Jacktown118 LeeMor118 BelovedMiss 12 2 E £ 2"g £ £ * I 2 - ,, £ IS S?! !*HS5 ,2 119 2 1h 14 3"* ElliottWS AlwM89JuneJ115 MyHonyBee115 BubWesttntt E ~ 1 « " 2 2 £ I 5«§3? E Sep21-55«Be» 1,V1:44Wt 7 114 4*J 3« 12 2* GonlezL* Mdn 86 Tordar 112 HotChocolate 114 OurGift 12 5 2 5 £ S Q £ 5 5 is £ I $ £ i3 Feb 7 SA 3-1 ft *■» Feb 2 SA 1-2 ft :47%h Jan 29 SA 1m si 1:44fcb The earnings line, giving each horses racing record for the current and preceding year, k an important part of the complete past performances. In addition to the records themselves, it furnishes a clue to the class of races in which the horse has been running and reveals whether his earning capacity has increased or diminished in Hie years coverage. "M" ia the record column indicates maiden. A "maiden" is a horse who at the time of starting, has never won a race on the Hat ia any country. A "maiden jumper" is one who has never wen a steeplechase or hurdle race. MEANING OF EACH PAST PERFORMANCE GALL % 2 • M 4S ffl ■ ~ 2 E*S* oaS ORDER OF FINISH WITH WEIGHT 5 £ , "•CSJ-Se ]f~-J 5 "5 fj If finish shows horse won, second, third and ~ t ef S s £ ojj ~m -Eg j " % ~ fourth norses are 9veru - 2 4 a? 1 "jf MM «t *■ —tm »l2 •£= Z« ~ * ° - tf second, first, third and fourth horses are t •" f *S * ~ ■ £ « 1 S*- sE S-Sa :*1 ■= ■ third, first, second and fourth horses are " »| fc | I | -fcj J fe Slt Sf £* » £ | g| 1 shown. i «2 " ■ C •" C SE s « J?°"S 5 « s "°"2 2 m 2 2 A -s a »2 If unplaced, first, second and third horses are E Q z »- *■ u. o oS o 5 uj S«i iu£ e iu«j C3= ui iH o o* o2 shown. z Feb7-56 SA U l.lOfi ft 3e* 120 43 3?i 2 ."Stout J" c8000 91 Wherrie 114 Zacawon 112 Fone Me 12 VARIOUS ABBREVIATIONS USED IN PAST PERFORMANCES SPEED RATINGS Type of Reee Abbreviation Definition JKffZSJtSSSi iZXSSZZ S£S£j£gtandJftSZ c,aimin9 Race "■ A :adce a IV enh tffrtf as ir" a des;r ard he is credited with a ratin, of 100. For each one-fifth of a second slower than that rewrd one "iff* IttrSv. ionformi* t0 the cond,t,ons - tne race- Un point is deducted. Thus, for a horse running the distance two and two-fifths seconds slower than the _ *«.««.# record, the speed rating is 80 100 minus 12. If a horse breaks the record his speed rating will exceed „ Handicap HcpO An event in-which weights are assigned by the track handicap-100. A speed rating of 102 would indicate that a horse bettered the track standard by two-fifths of a Pel" for the purpose of giving each horse an equal opportunity second. To determine the final time of a horse other than the winner add one-fifth of a second for of winning. Horses are not subject to be claimed. EjintJfJE whotfeta Maidens, AHowances A.wM A« tfSJ*-*™ a weight allowance pro-ratings in races where The Racing Form adds a footnote listing a £■£ time that" varies SwithT tSSJZJfSUtVS SEP " 3 *** *■ "°rS" to be SEILJISLS* * cw"Puled " the official track time an not the time taken by the ,. - ... . not claimed. DAILY RACING FORM. M Maidens, Special WeightCs Mdn For non-winners carrying special weight or weights as slated NOTE— Prior to December 1. 1955 when a track record was broken the new time standard was used m conditions of race. Horses not subject to be claimed. bicalculattncj speed ratings for all subsequent races However, under the new method, as explained Optional Claiming Race? A race restricted to horses running for a claiming price or above, a more accurate comparison will be maintained throughout the meeting. , Entered NOT to be claimed oeooo who have previously run for a claiming price. The term OP-WORKOUTS Entered to BE claimed BO0C TIONAL CLAIMING means just what the name implies, the The last line of a horses past performances shows his latest workouts, Including the track over owner having the option of entering his horse for a price eli-which he was trained, the condition of the track, the date of the trial, the time, and the manner in * gible to be claimed or not entering his horse for a price not which the workout was accomplished. The track abbreviations used are the same as those used in the eligible to be claimed. If an owner does not want to enter his pa?t»pS!fomance$ When the ,elters "lrt" follow the track abbreviation they indicate that the work- horse to be claimed, his horse must meet the "optional" eon-out took Piace over the training track. All workouts are on the main track unless otherwise designated. ditions set down by the racing secretary in order to be eligible The following abbreviations are used to describe how each horse worked: b-breezing. e-easily, to compete. These conditions appear in the past performances n-handily, d-drmng, o-all out. u-eased up. Where a small "g" follows one of the abbreviations it preceding each race. All horses who race in optional claimers, indicates that the horse began his trial by breaking from the starting gate. but are not entered to be claimed, must have raced at some DISTANCE time for a specified claiming price to obtain a classification, a When shown before distance indicates distance of race is "about" and not exact ancl. t"ey must again race for a claiming price if the owner tc Shown before distance indicates race was run on the turf grass course wishes to reclassify his horse in a lower category. Also, winners TRACK CONDITIONS of 0Ptional claiming races when entered NOT to be claimed, can Main Course: ft-fast, gd-good, sy-sloppy, sl-siow, m-muddy, hy-heavy. enteSdWhte bSr/3* °f "" "eXt tim* °Ut ""*" Turf Course: hd-hard. fm-firm, sf-soft , . entered eligible to to be claimed. APPROXIMATE FINAL ODDS -~ Starter Allowance A8000 An event run under allowance conditions restricted to horses e When shown after odds indicates horse was a member of » stable entry coupled in the wagering wh0, have Previously started for the designated claiming price f Denotes horse was a member of the mutuel field. or ,ess stated hi the conditions of the race. In this case the * Indicates horse was favorite. „ horse must have previously run for a claiming price of 98,000 APPRENTICE ALLOWANCES m less Hor " "Starter Races" are not subject to be claimed. When a horse is ridden by an apprentice for whom an allowance has been claimed one of the fol- Starter Handicat H9000 Same as above, only race was contested under "Handicao" v lowing symbols will appear next to the weight carried: * conditions. § indicates a 2 or 3 pound weight allowance has been claimed this allowance varies in different • Soneial WCiai Wioht weight «;ntw Sprw A a «/■. race u. m «*h which .k- the -„• w., x- fixed j u ... states: 5-pound allowance: t 7-pound allowance: .♦. 10-pound allowance weights are by the racing secretary. DEAD-HEATS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS These we,9"ts are not necessarily scale weights. t When a horse finishes hi a dead-heat or Is disqualified, a dagger t will precede the jockeys Starter Special Weight S8000 A starter race as defined above, only run under "Special name. This symbol will be repeated beneath the past performance line for that date followed by Weights" conditions. Where no claiming price is soecified hi «c«.rX.P-i«r..T?!1 Kcwni- *he "Starter" conditions-the race being open to horses who M CLASSIFICATION OF RACE have previously started for a claiming price of any amount- Mdn Maiden. AlwS Allowance Stake. «*f?hes will be substituted for the claiming price: "A ": AlwM Maiden Allowance. HcpS Handicap Stake. ■ "- or "S ." 8f? S?-ftorHAagJ:CaP- £21 SeSffltS Weight-for-Age Wf. An event in which the weights carried vary with a horses age SpiW Special Weight 5 wS Special wtghf Stake. STAKE RACES and season of the year, less sex allowances. Mtch Match Race. t-. A . ... r . , .... . Amount for which horse was entered to be claimed is Indicated by figures printed after jockeys SPffSKi %1K«™racai?iJ2 L31 a«or rln9 to the rules of different | name. Optional claiming races are indicated by a superior "o" immediately preceding or following the „£0/ erSaoed to which monev or ot h *?£:£« »V« ihJJS K ,up by h,e TJfl * *■* claiming price. Before claiming price "o" denotes horse was not entered to be claimed, "o" after claim- advance rf the ranrnno H k noT thi .JHX nL52 5l-a?ded* id whc,i f,0fes at leasJ 72 hour$ to ing price indicates horse WAS entered to be claimed. A small "c" before claiming prfce denotes horse sS b?definitTon are the sZ Sfd i?h! fhr«yw„.K:q,,fh«S a cont?," a "ak« ™* ** was claimed out of that particular race. Where the capital letter -A - "H" or "S* precedes a claiming ttSmrtonbSLiL «-I-TiSii»l #fe ""1 Tho i-?pe rf r5ce price a "Starter Race" is indicated. A detaHed explanation of the yarlous type races follows: JSftSiAS SU£2tgand Type of Race Abbrev«tK n DefiniUon Handicap "HcpS"- Scale Weight "ScwS"; Special WeighU "SpwS" and Wrnt-foAoe "w2iJ Allowance Race Alw An event in which the entrants receive allowances for Stake weight races are not to be confused with "Steeplechase" races which are shown In pa* performances not having won a designated amount of money or number of with a single bracketed "CS" following abbreviation of the conditions Thus "AlwS" would denote a KJ*« stated period of time. Entrants are not subject to stakes race run under allowance conditions, whereas "AlwCS" would indicate an allowance race com- " cla,med- P** «ht the steeplechase course. Hurdle races are denoted by a single bracketed "[H,-
