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I HOW TO READ PAST PERFORMANCES I I WHAT ARE PAST PERFORMANCES? I indicate hb virtues and his faults; will tell you -".J** DAILY RACING FORM past performances are a transposition of DAILY the of how track condition he favors; his recent Workouts EVERYTnlNva ot import I RACING FORM charts. Every past performance line tells story I tewrtcS™™" arenterested in ran on a particular da? Every- once in evaluating form. All racing secretaries «»ndcflW» WQSI 1 I need to determine the probable result of a race is included in each analyze past performances before they draw conclusions The line below, I thoroughbreds you past performances. A brief study of each horses record will - from Elbas record, clearly reveals how he performed in his last rac«. I EXAMPLE OF PAST PERFORMANCES I AN EXAMPLE OF PAST PERFORMANCES AS THEY APPEAR IN Fair MuJ RyjH|er x Mud Runn€r. 9 superior M«d Runner. _ I DArLY RACING FORM 195S 3 , 9 , I Pf» V HQM,4, by Arbi-Alki. T«, by Sriv — -ELBA X "8 B i. 4, W ArbW-AJkki Tw, by S*mPro„n« 1 95S . i 1 Z M 1 3 51,385 1 fclba A. | 15 8ret5*er. W. L Walt 135S.. 3 1 1 ,450 I Owner, J. N. Croft. Trainer, J. Sim*. • S8.9M 1958.. 12 M l 3 385 »*.0O« I ftb 7-561S.A GfV.lOttft 3c412D 45 321* 1 » StoutJO c8000 91 Wherrie M Zacawon112 FoneMe12 I Feb 3-56S.A 7ft:23Wt 21 115 12H 64 VI W NadeauG? Alw82Yulu114 Jims Town 117 Pops Pal 10 - I Jan28-563S.A JWZmil 7 115 84 7*1 451 331 JohnsonT« AIw87 Roaminascr113 HigM rtfl10a Jonesy 12 . -o ■ 2r - 5 I Dec28-553S.A tc 7 f 1:25Hfm 10 118 6*o 5« 44 3*| NadeauG* Aw 102 Vigor 109 Light Jean 111 Big Question 12 2 _ £ g, I Nof 9-555Jam 11:45%ft 5 120* 2* 5» 5« 613 FisherRS AIw71 BnaiBrith 111 WhirisBell 119 BigFIt SjjoS. E 5°-*. I Nov. 9. 1955-Daily Racing Form Time. fast ..... .. , .... *S a 5 8-a - -3 ~ j= £ ? I Oct 7-555Bel 1,V1:44Kft 3 114 4 5*i 5»i 5* ElliottW HcpO 84 Jacktownl18 LeeMorllB „ BelovedMtss 12 «• e it -2 5 E E ° and and 5 „ c S "2 = I S»29-55 Bel 1,t 1:44V%ft 2 119 2* 1h 1J 31* EHiottWS AlwM 89 JuneJ115 MyHonyBee115 Bubblestm 12 | "g .g 5 JS J i* 3 J ii S « I Sep21-55 Bel 1-Ar1:44ttft 71 114 4*1 3 « 1* 2" GonlezL Mdn 8S Tordar 112 HotChocoIale 114 OurGift 12 z S 5: £2 3 a ui i/, -» a: t/i 5 to F w I Feb 7 SA 3-8 ft :36h Feb 2 SA 1-2 ft :47andh Jwi 29 SA 1m si 1:44%h - I - The earnings line, giving each torses rscwfl record for the current and precedi»9 year, k an important part of the complatt part mwctt. In addition to the records ft I furnishes a clue to the doss of races in wMck the horse has been running and reveals whether his earning capacity has increased or diminished in the year s coverage. M m tut recoro I column indicates maiden. A "maiden" is a horse who at the time of starting, has never won a race on the Hat in any xountry. A maiden jumper w one who has never won a steepiecnase I or hurdk rdce. I MEANING OF EACH PAST PERFORMANCE CAU I | - 1, If * J "2 i ORDER OF FINISH WITH WEIGHT " I « • H • . t-a 5 tf S-a -2 . jf -g « If finish shows horse won, second, third and I 2 . xj? .2 "S-1 £| -5 « 2 a. .fourth horses arc given. ■ t: £ = iij=a o."s ie 3 *• I S • = -iS - "= S S o § If second, first, third and fourth horses are £ « c = 1 „ " 5 S * E "-2 5 =~~ «=? ~ S « 1 «2 shown. 1 S c - "2 "S « S-v- 5 t E -"S S S g ti Sl« £ If third, first, second and fourth horses are I |sI|g0tS S.». 2.o. . S* a a S »| « shown; S . I S "1 -isgs a l-S «? gl-S —«J= *s H s i" = If unplaced, first, second and third horses are E I qCzHCo 55 q 5 ujS CjSe E; ~ u£ ui uj o oS a 2 shown. sc I Feb7-56 1 5 6f 1.105$ ft 3e * 120 4s 32i 2h 1"* Stout J ,0 c8000 91 Wherrie 1 14 Zacawon 1.12 Fone Me 12 I I VARIOUS ABBREVIATIONS USED IN PAST PERFORMANCES - SPEED RATINGS Speed ratings give a comparison of a horses running lime with the record established at that track prior to the opening of the current meeting. If a horse equals the track record being used as a stand-ard he is credited with a rating of 100. For each one-fifth of a second slower than that record one point is deducted. Thus, for a horse running the distance two and two-fifths seconds slower than the record, the speed rating is 88 100 minus 12. If a horse breaks the record his speed rating will exceed 100. A speed rating of 102 would indicate that a horse bettered the track standard by two-fifths of a second. To determine the final time of a horse other than the winner add one-fifth of a second for each length the horse is beaten by the winner. Thus a horse finishing sixth, beaten a total of seven lengths by the winner who ran the distance in 1:101%, would have run the distance in 1:1 lis. Speed ratings, in races where The Racing Form adds a footnote, listing a running time that varies with the official track, lime will be computed on the official track time and not the time taken by the DAILY RACING FORM. NOTE— Prior to December 1, 1955 when a track record was broken the new time standard was used in calculating speed ratings for all subsequent races. However, under the new method, as "explained above, a more accurate comparison will be maintained throughout the meeting. WORKOUTS The last line of a horses past performances shows his latest workouts, including the track over which he was trained, the condition of the track, the date of the trial, the time, and the manner in which the workout was accomplished. The track abbreviations used are the same as those used in the past performances. When the letters "trt" follow the track abbreviation tbey indicate that the workout took place over the training track. All workouts are on the main track unless otherwise designated. The following abbreviations are used to describe how each horse worked: b-breezing, e-easily, h-handily, d-driving, o-all out, u-eased up. Where a small "g" follows one of the abbreviations it indicates that the horse began his trial by breaking from the starting gate. DISTANCE a When shown before dislancelndicates distance of race is "about" and not exact. tc Shown before distance indicates race was run on the turf grass course. TRACK CONDITIONS Main Course: ft— fast, gd— good, sy— sloppy, si— slow, m— muddy, hy— heavy. Turf Course: hd— hard, fm— firm, sf— soft. APPROXIMATE FINAL ODDS e When shown after odds indicates horse was a member of a stable entry, coupled in the wagering. f~ Denotes horse was a member of the mutuel field. * Indicates horse was favorite. APPRENTICE ALLOWANCES When a horse is ridden by an apprentice for whom an allowance has been claimed one of the following symbols will appear next to the weight carried: § indicates a 2 or 3 pound weight allowance has been claimed this allowance varies in different states: * 5-pound allowance: S 7-pound allowance; •*• 10-pound allowance. DEAD-HEATS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS t When a horse finishes in a dead-heat or Is disqualified, a dagger t will precede the jockeys name. This symbol will be repeated beneath the past performance line for that dale followed by an explanation of what occurred. CLASSIFICATION OF RACE * Mdn- Maiden. AlwS Allowance Stake. AlwM Maiden Allowance. HcpS Handicap Stake. HcpO Overnight Handicap. WfaS Weight-for-Age Stake. Wfa Weight-for-Age. ScwS Scale Weight Stake. SplW Special Weight SpwS Special Weight Stake. Mtch Match Race. Amount for which horse was entered to be claimed Is Indicated by figures printed after Jockeys name. Optional claiming races are indicated by a superior V Immediately preceding or following the claiming price. Before claiming price "o" denotes horse was not entered to be claimed, "o" after clami ing price indicates horse WAS entered to be claimed. A small "c" before claiming price denotes horse was claimed out of that particular race. Where the capital letter "A,** "H" or "S" precedes a claiming price a "Starter Race" is Indicated. A detailed explanation of the various type races follows: Type of Race Abbreviation Definition Allowance Race Alw An event In which the entrants receive weight allowances for not having won a designated amount of money or number of races over a stated period of time. Entrants are not subject to be claimed. :.,V1-,J-.4L. v Type of Race Abbreviation Definition Claiming Race 8000 A race m which each horse entered can be claimed for a desig nated price in conformity to the conditions of the race. In this case ,000. Handicap HcpO An event in which weights are assigned by the track handicap- per for the purpose of giving each horse an equal opportunity of winning. Horses are not subject to be claimed. Maidens, Allowances AlwM A race restricted to non-winners, with a weight allowance pro- vided for those who have previously started in a claiming race. Horses not subject to be claimed. Maidens. Special Weights Mdn For non-winners carrying special Weight or weights as stated In conditions of race. Horses not subject to be claimed. Optional Claiming Races A race restricted to horses running for a claiming price, or Entered NOT to be claimed OBOOO who have previously run for a claiming price. The term 0P-Entered to BE claimed, 8000" TI0NAL, CLAIMING means iust what the name implies, the v owner having the option of entering his horse for a price eli gible to be claimed or not entering his horse for a price not eligible to be claimed. If an owner does not want to enter his horse to be claimed, his horse must meet the "optional* conditions set down by the racing secretary hi order to be eligible to compete. These conditions appear in the past performances receding each race. All horses who race "hi optional claimers, E ut are not entered to be claimed, must have raced at some time for a specified claiming price to obtain a classification, and they must again race for a claiming price if the owner -"s . wishes to reclassify his horse in a lower category. Also, winners ■ v y~ of optional claiming races when entered NOT to be claimed, can not be eligible for the same class of race next time out unless entered eligible to be claimed. Starter Allowance A6000 An event run under allowance conditions restricted to hones 1 - ■ , who have previously started for the designated claiming price or less stated m the conditions of the race. In this case the* horse must have previously run for a claiming price of ,000 or less. Horses Jn "Starter Races" are not subject to be claimed. • Starter Handicap H8000 Same as above, only race was contested under "Handicap" conditions. Special Weight SptW A racein which the weights are fixed by the racing secretary. These weights are not necessarily scale weights. Starter Special Weight S8O0O A starter race as • defined above, only run under "Special Weights* conditions. Where no claiming price is specified in the "Starter" conditions— the race being open to horses who. have previously started for a claiming price of any amount-dashes will be substituted for the claiming price: "A **; «H **: or "S ." Weight-for-Age Wf* An event In which the weights carried vary with a horses age and season of the year, less sex allowances. STAKE RACES The determination of what constitutes a stake race varies silgbtly according to the rules of different stales, but in general a stakes race is one in which stakes are to be put up by the owners of the horses engaged, to which money or other prizes may be added, and which closes at least 72 hours In advance of the running It is not the added money which qualifies a contest as a stakes race; the stakes, by definition, are the sums paid in by the owners of the horses nominated. This type of race is indicated In past performances by a capital "SM following the abbreviation of the conditions under which it was contested. Stake races are contested under the following conditions: Allowance "AlwS"; Handicap "HcpS"- Scale Weight "ScwS": Special Weights "SpwS" and Weight-for-Age "WfaS." Stake races are not to be confused with "Steeplechase" races which are shown hi past performances with a single bracketed "CS" following abbreviation of the conditions. Thus "AtwS**would denote a stakes race run under allowance conditions, whereas "AlwCS" would indicate an allowance race competed over the steeplechase course; riurdte races are denoted by a single bracketed "liL"
