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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 . r kl JD Runner. X r Good Ak, Mud Av Runner. Superior cIlnA :rtr Mud u,i p.r Runner. DAILY RACING FORM Elba uu X 1 1 Q B. g, 4, by Arblel Alicia Tee, by Sempronius. "ELBA X 1 18 B g, 4, by Arbiel Alicio Tee, by Sempronius 1I55 12 M 1 3 SI 385 IIO Breeder, W. L. Wall. 195C 3 1 0 1 ,450 Owner, J. N. Croft. Trainer. J. Strong. ,000 1955.. 12 M 1 3 ,385 -- . 000 .Feb 7-561S.A 6f1:105sft 3eM20 43 32J 2h V StoutJto C8O00 91 Wherrie 114 Zacawon112 Fone Me 12 Feb 3-5G3S.A 7f1:23ft 2i 115 125J 6si 4 481 NadeauG? Alw82Yutu114 Jims Town 117 Pops Pal 10 Jan28-563S.A 7f1:23ft 7 115 8i 7 451 33 JohnsonT Alw 87 RoamingOscr113 HighDrift108 Jonesy 12 Dec28-553S.A tc 7 f 1:26fm 10 118 6o 5 44 321 NadeauG Alw 102 Vigor 109 Light Jean 111 Big Question 12 X 1 S Nov 9-555Jam 1and1:45!andft 5 120 23 53 58 63 FisherRS Alw 71 BnaiBrith 111 WhirlsBell 119 BigFlt 9 oft . f E 1. Nov. 9, 1955 Daily Racing Form Time, 1:44, fast. :5 - S "5 -go. J? J-!! lHH1 I 112 44 .533 53 y ElliottWi Hcp0 84Jacktown118 LeeMor118 BelovedMiss 12 E S s ? S S epS?i!?,, 32:SH$ 3 3!? 2? VM? EHIottWS A!wM89JuneJ115 MyHonyBee115 Bubblesfm12 E - 8 g 8? E SeP21-554Bel1,V 1:4454 ft 7i 114 4J 3 U 2h GonlezL? Mdn 8STordar 112 HolChocoIate 114 0urGift12 S G j B S: iS Feb 7 SA 3-8 ft :363h Feb 2 SA 1-2 ft :47h Jan 29 SA 1m si 1:44b . The earnings line, giving each horses racing record for the current and preceding year, is an important part of the complete pa$ 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 the years coverage. "M" in the record 1 column indicates maiden. A "maiden" is a horse who at the time of starting, has never won a race on the flat in any country. A "maiden jumper" is one who has never won a steeplechase J or hurdle race. j MEANING OF EACH PAST PERFORMANCE CALL - - E I "2 s ORDER OF FINISH WITH WEIGHT H . 8t " j If finish shows horse won, second, third and "Z 1 i S-5 8fc 1 -ig . wf S fourth horses are given. - s " 2 c IT! -J s o I if second, first, third and fourth horses are " S 2 3 "2 ? gff , s S . shown. r S S ?o is - 5 o-S 1 E SS -I g w I -S W third, first, second and fourth horses are S " 0 J fc 2 I i , fe 2 a. . ? s S shown. S I s S .il I I M2 1 5- 5" 5 5 . I i - f unplaced, first, second and third horses are " Q2z- Q u.o cjSq uj 5 tuE S3 C o a C shown. Feb7-56 S.A 6f 1.10 ft 3e 120 4 321 2" 1? Stout J 10 c8000 91 Wherrie 114 Zacawon 112 Fone Me 12 VARIOUS ABBREVIATIONS USED IN PAST PERFORMANCES KfiWrfSSS! ewSSa?" " "A - mUKToS race each horse entered can be claimed for a desig- ard he is credited with a rating of 100. For each one-fifth of a second I slower thin that record Sne e drZ onform,ty t0 tl,e nd.t.ons of the race. In nm point js deducted. Thus, for a horse running the distance two and two-fifths seconds slower than the W.uwu record, the speed rating is 88 100 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- luu. A speed rating of 102 would indicate, that a .horse bettered the track standard by two-fifths of a per for the purpose of giving each horse an equal opportunity second, ro determine the final time of a horse other than the winner add one-fifth of a second for o winning. Horses are not subject to be claimed. ssandsWifis whobentfey inssajaff rs thdisSriaofsvce5 tt0 r- ,wiu? a,,,once pra- ratings, in races where The Racing Form adds a footnote listing a running Ume tha vari S hs "rSeS U subfeel suba lo tahandT,y be clamed- St3rted 3 C,a,m,n9 nAMV SIK111 computed on the official track time and not the time taken by the . .. nc . . . , FRM- . Maidens? Special Iu, Weighls Mdn For non-winners carrying special weight or weights as stated NY Mfvrc 1 o t0 .December 1, 1955 when a track record was broken the new time standard was used " " conditions of race. Horses not subject to be claimed. 3vlr?a !S?nu HS!.8.11 s-,,bsquen ,ra-ces: "owev?r the ."ew method, as explained Optional Claiming Races . A race restricted to horses running for a claiming price or f.S2L. comparison w.ll be maintained throughout the meeting. Entered NOT to be claimed oaoOO -who have previously run for a claiming price. The : tern TOP-WORKOpTS. , Entered to BE claimed 80000 TIONAL CLAIMING means lust what the name implies, the ..f. lm ?f a u hrses Past performances shows his latest workouts, including the track over owner having the 6plion of entering his horse for a price eli-Krh fh.1??!?. the cond!tjon of the track, the date of the trial, the time, and the manner in 9Jle to be claimed or not entering his horse for a price not wnicn trie 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 i?ances- A! . Mrs, ir,r f0 Iow the track abbreviation they indicate that the work- horse to be claimed, his horse must meet the "optional" con-out n, wok place 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 h V?WJ"9- abbrevi,atons are used to .describe how each horse worked: b.Tbreezing, e-easily, to. compete. These conditions appear in the past performances ?nrf??.hi "ai 0Utvu-!a?ed,.uP: w,h.ere ,a sma" "9" foIIws 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 D,STANCE time for a specified claiming price to obtain a classification, a When shown before distance indicates distance of race is "about" and not exact and l"f must a9ain race fw 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 optional claiming races when entered NOT to be claimed, can Main Course: ft fast, gd good, sy sloppy, si slow, m-muddv hv heaw rx be,el!9ib,? for .the same c,ass of race next tme out uns Turf Course; hd-hard, fm-firm, sf-softl - entered eligible 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 a stable entry, coupled in the wagering. wbo. have Previously started for the designated claiming price 1 Denotes horse was a member of the mutuel field. 33 , or less staled in the conditions of the race. In this case the Indicates horse was favorite. horse must have previously run for a claiming price of 000 APPRENTICE ALLOWANCES or less Horses in "Starter Races" are not subject to be claimed. lowXSmbolswifl apS nrtoeweightrS " b"" of the f0- . Ha00 ffiIfcabwe- race was u" "Handicap- indicates a 2 or 3 pound weight allowance has been claimed this allowance varies in different cnr;ai . ., states: 5-pound allowance: S 7-pound allowance; 10-pound allowance. special w.-.nht weignt splW c mi A a race in which u. the weights are fixed by the racing secretary. DEAD-HEATS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS Tf,ese wsnls are not necessarily scale weights. t When a i horse finishes in 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 "Soecial i SinSSwiS Saled benealh lbe past Pefforman line at date followed by - Weights" conditions. Where no claiming price is speciS? fn CLAslSffiloN KCm J;"8 Starter" conditions-the race being open to horses who OF race u,fj uIm-- ... 5av? Prev"sy started for a claiming price of any amount- IKm MaTden Allowance. fiefs SSSS? US? -fi itUled fr wff WWaf i VSit Wei9hl-for-Age Wfa An event Special Weight and season of the year, less sex allowances. SPJW SpwS Special Weight Stake. STAKE RACES Mtcn Match Race. . Amount for which. horse was entered to be claimed is Indicated by figures printed after jockeys staSe St Kneral atakSUSlta hvh cfl" Slighl!y accorc,in9 to the rules of different name. Optional claiming races are indicated by a superior "0" immediately preceding or following the hS SiM.SftV l2 bl-1 ,UP the owners the claiming price. Before claiming price "0" denotes horse was not entered to be claimed, "0" after claim- SKr- enaaod 5 tH i?; to which ?",el .r .utherJ5r?es ma .added, and which closes at least 72 hours in ing price indicates horse WAS entered to be claimed. A small "c" before claiming pHce denotes horse sffi hrfSfniMnn 11L J the added-money which qualifies a contest as a stakes race; the was claimed out of that particular race. Where the capital letter "A," "H" or "S" precedes-a claiming h tarfiJXrf M m-by. fejBwn,frs.of the horses nominated. This type of race RaCC" U Svttion tJS!?1 01 f0"0WS: HW"- ufe?o1lo A..owTSaRcr rn i the entrants receive weight allowances for SSSflSt YoXo not having won a designated amount of money or number of with a single brackeled the condS S h? AulandaSt P,e,rfrrnances EcLim cla,metL Staled P6ri0d f Ume- EnlranU are "0l subiecl t0 stakSs racerun MtL,SSSlSSSS "AlwcV wo d ndSt an alLaTe raceeim- Ped over the steeplechase course. Hurdle races are denoted "I single bracketed TH I -
