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HOW TO READ PAST PERFORMANCES s WHAT ARE PAST PERFORMANCES? DAILY RACING FORM past performances are a transposition of DAILY indicate his virtues and his faults; will tell you th| dance he i prefers; the RACING FORM charts. Every past performance line tells the story of how track condition he favors; his recent workouts— EVERYTHING ot mpor the particular horse you are interested in ran on a particular day. Every- ance in evaluating form. All racing secretaries and handicappers- MUM thing you need to determine the probable result of a race is included in each analyze past performances before they draw conclusions. The me 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 * Fa.r Mud Kunner. x Good Mud Runner 0 Superior Mud Runner. DAILY RACING FORM ,3*3,01 450 pii„ v 11 Q B. g, 4, by Arbiri-AHcia Tee, by Sempronius. — ELBA X 118 B g, 4, by Arbiel-Alicw Tee, by Sompronius 1955;;12 M , 3 jlittS tIDCl A „ I I O Breeder, W. L. WaH. 1956.. 3 1 0 1 ,450 ■ Owner, J. H. Croft. Trainer. J. Strong. .00« • 1955. .12 M 1 3 ,385 * .. 58,000 Mn ■kFeb 7-5GtS.A 6f1:10%ft 3eM20 43 3*1 2h lno,sioutJio c8000 91 Wherrie 114 Zacawon112 FoneMe12 Feb 3-563S.A 7f1:23%ft 2J 115 125J 6«i 4J 4«J NadeauG AIw82Yutu114 Jims Town117 Pops Pal 10 Jan28-563S.A 7f1:23%ft 7 115 8*1 7 J 451 33J JohnsonTS Alw87 Roaming0scr113 HighDrift103 Jonesy 12 „ «, K . | Dec28-553S.A tc7f1:25%fm 10 118 6»o S* A* 32* NadeauG* AIw 102 Vigor 109 Light Jean 111 Big Question 12 S « .g 2 J Nov 9-555Jam 5 120* 23 53 5« B 3 FisherRS AJw 71 BnaiBrith 111 WhirlsBell 119 BigFlt S .2 S .2 ~ -~ E I °- =» Nov. 9, 1955-Daily Racing Form Time. 1:44%, fast. - £ " - 3 0 ? £ -a ~ Oct 7-555BeI 1and1:44%ft 3 114 4 53J 53J 5* EllioltWt HcpO 84 Jacklown118 LeeMor118 BelovedMiss 12 ° £ £ «. = « „«• o g o 5 c S "° •£ Sep29-55 Bel 1VW 1:44Hft 2 119 23 1h 1U 3nk ElllottW5 AlwM 89 JuneJ115 MyHonyBeel15 Bubblestm 12 - • § "5 ~ 3 Z £ s M « a 12 -S SS « Sep21-554BeJ lAWsft 71 114 4*1 3« 12 2h GonlezL? Mdn 8€Tordar 112 HotChocolate 114 OurGift 12 z S 3= ui SJ C w -wo o: w =J w F w Feb 7 SA 3-8 ft :36/5h Feb 2 SA 1-2 ft :47%h Jan 23 SA 1m si 1:44andb The earnings line, giving each horses racing record for the current and preceding year, Is an important part of the complete part performances. In addition to the records themselves, k 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 tne recora 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 lumper 1$ one who has never Tvon a steepiecnase or hurdle race. MEANING OF EACH PAST PERFORMANCE CALL 1 ~ . 1 |f I "S fi ORDER OF FINISH WITH WEIGHT « g. i-o "5 ;5-a ~ . jf 13 "5 if finish shows horse won, second, third and 2 . x |T £ £h -5 " S a- fourth horses are given. f S S . I and « "~ « S s ii - If second, first, third and fourth horses are £ Si ? o- : - 1 § |E- -|-| %l || I I If third, first, second and fourth horses are a. Z e « 5 ™ "H I E ° s°-S HS" H°-S g £ s „ -.5 If unplaced, first, second and third horses are E - IS 1 £ S ■ E E 6il £ SSS Sag 12 S.? C n • o G s q 2 shown. g Feb 7-56 1 S.A 6f 1.10 ft 3e A 120 4f 35i 2h 1M Stout J 10 c8000 91 Wherrie 114 Zacawon 112 Fone Me 12 VARIOUS ABBREVIATIONS USED IN PAST PERFORMANCES SPEED RATINGS Type of Race Abbreviation Definition Speed ratings give a comparison of a horses running time with the record established at that track Claiming Race 8000 A race m which each horse entered can be claimed for a desig- prior to the opening of the current meeting. If a horse equals the track record being used as a stand- nated price in conformity to the conditions of the ■ race. In ard he is credited with a rating of 100. For each one-fifth of a second slower than that record one this case ,000. point is deducted. Thus, for a horse running the distance two and two-fifths seconds slower than the u,_j!r-„ Hrnft A" An «.uAnt fn whMi wei„Me a«. ainnprf h« the track handican-record, HandlcaP HcP° the speed rating is 88 100 minus 12. If a horse breaks the record his speed rating will exceed e£nt afvifa al?me€SSrand of 100. A speetT rating of 102 would indicate that a horse bettered the track standard by two-fifths of a • . Sf of winiS winn,n9- K Horses *a5 are no 001 luhtect subJecl to t0 be be c,aimed-each claimed. opporlun,ty second. To determine the final time of a horse other than the winner add one-fifth of a second for length the horse is beaten by the winner. Thus a horse finishing sixth, beaten a total of seven Maidens, Allowances AlwM A race restricted to non-winners, with a weight allowance pro-lengths by the winner who ran the distance in 1:10/3, would have run the distance in 1:11%. Speed vided for those who have previously started in a claiming race, ratings, in races where The Racing Form adds a footnote listing a running time that varies with the Horses not subject to be claimed. * compuled on the k*1 rack lime and not time taken * the or stated nfiiv D?rCM5rUS?DuH -the Maidens. Special Weights Mdn non-winners carrying special weight or weights as NOTE ■ in conditions of race. Horses not subject to be claimed. in calculating speed ratings for all subsequent races. However, under the new method, as explained Optional ff. Claiming Races 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 "8000 who have previously run for a claiming price. The term 0P- wnRwm-p; Entered to BE claimed . 8000° T10NAL CLAIMING means just what the name implies, the The last line of a horses past performances hows his latest workouts, including the track over - JSff t!lfetataed??nrt enSl his horse for I price Si which he was trained, the condition of the track, the date of the trial, the time, and the manner in eliaible to be Sed If an owner dols not want to" enter his which the workout was accomplished. The track abbreviations used are the same as those used in the - - JSj t0 .J: S* WhmmtitoZl" t!£ past performances. When the Ws "trt" follow the track abbreviation they indicate that the worjc- . h°"*. tosebedoca mff S SnertA out took place over the training track. All workouts are on the main track unless otherwise designated. tnm nfSrSn the oast performances The following abbreviations Tare used to describe how each horse worked: b-breezing, e-easily, ■ SSna %J! SllotSm SSAtfiSZ froSelrST/teT ° afabrevIaUwS * BrtSftifSiK f? must hav/S atS ~ indicates that the horse began h.s trial by breaking from the starting gate. ■ . • price y tim9 fof a spec;fied cIaimIng t0 obtain a classification, DISTANCE . _ . . . . , and they must again race for a claiming price if the owner r ,„ a When shown before distance indicates distance of race is about and not exact • • • iV wishes to reclassify his horse in a lower category. Also, winners tc Shown before distance indicates race was run on the turf grass course. v-. " v -e ., of optional claiming races when entered NOT to be claimed, ean TRACK CONDITIONS -v =- . not be eligible for the same class of race next time out unless Main Course: ft— fast, gd— good, sy— sloppy, sl— slow, m— muddy, hy— heavy. - entered eligible to be claimed. nI»«»»°.Urt J??rh «trn_firn sf-soft* - Starter Allowance • A8000 An event run under allowance conditions restricted to horses APPROXIMATE FINAL ODDS ." who have previously started for the designated claiming price e When shown after odds indicates horse was a member of a stable entry, coupled in the wagering. . „ |ess stated In the conditions of the race. In this case the f Denotes horse was a member of the mutuel field. - norse must have previously run for a claiming price of ,000 * Indicates horse was favorite. , . or less. Horses in1 "Starter Races" are not subject to be claimed. APSTa,ChEw?eLfe°Kri?y an apprentice for whom an allowance has been claimed one of the fol- Starter Handicap / HB000 Same as above, only race was contested under "Handicap-lowing symbols will appear next to the weight carried: * . conawora. § indicates a 2 or 3 pound weight allowance has been" claimed this allowance varies in different Special Weight SpIW A race in which the weights are fixed by the racing secretary, states: • 5-pound allowance; S 7-pound allowance; A 10-pound allowance. These weights are not necessarily scale weights. name. This symbo I wi I repealed beneath the past performance line for that date followed by , - . . • the "Starter conditions-the race being open to horses who ... ..iB.rc occurred. v have previously started for a claiming price of any amount- CLASSIFICATJON OF RACE An-«««. c»,v. dash« will be substituted for the claiming price: "A—"; Mdn Maiden. AlwS Allowance Stake. «u ». . ««s . » » w * AlwM Maiden Allowance. HcpS Handicap Stake. HcpO Overnight Handicap. WfaS Weight-for-Age Stake. Weight-for-Age Wfa An event in which the weights carried vary with a horses age Wfa Weight-for-Age. ScwS Scale Weight Stake. and season of the year, less sex allowances. SpIW Special Weight N SpwS Special Weight Stake. STAKE RACES Mtch Match Race. The determination of what constitutes a stake, race varies slightly according to the rules of different Amount for which horse was entered to be claimed is Indicated by figures printed after Jockey s states, but in general a stakes race is one In which stakes are to be put up by the owners of the name. Optional claiming races are indicated by a superior "o" immediately preceding or following the horses engaged, to which money or other prizes may be added, and which closes at least 72 hours in claiming price. Before claiming price "o", denotes horse was not entered to be-claimed, oM after claims advance of the running. It is not the added money which qualifies a contest as a stakes race; the ing price indicates horse WAS entered to be claimed. A small "c" before claiming price denotes horse~ stakes, by definition, are the sums paid In by the owners of the horses nominated. This type of race • was claimed out of that particular race. Where the capital letter "A," "H" or "S" precedes a claiming jj indicated In past performances by a capital "S" following the abbreviation of the conditions under price a "Starter Race" Is Indicated. A detailed explanation of the various type races follows: which it was contested. Stake races are contested under the following conditions: Allowance "AlwS": Type of Race Abbreviation Definition Handicap "HcpS": Scale Weight "ScwS"; Special Weights "SpwS" and Weight-for-Age "WfaS. Allowance Race AIw An event in which the entrants receive weight allowances for Stake races are not to be confused with "Steeplechase" races which are shown In past performances not having won a designated amount of money or number of with a single bracketed *TS" following abbreviation of the conditions. Thus "AlwS" would denote a races over a stated period of time. Entrants are not subject to stakes race run under allowance conditions, whereas "AIwCS" would Indicate an allowance race combe claimed. peted wer the steeplechase course. Hurdle races are denoted by a single bracketed "CH."
