How do you read race results?
Picking a winner by reading the form
- The numbers 1-9 indicate the position the horse finished in the race.
- The number 0 indicates that the horse finished outside the first 9.
- The symbol – separates racing seasons.
- The symbol / indicates a longer gap, for example if the horse missed an entire racing season.
Who are the best horse handicappers?
Five Horseplayers to watch & improve your handicapping
- Nancy Holthus. Twitter: @NancyUryHolthus.
- Emily Gullikson. Twitter: @EmilyOptixEQ.
- Nicolle Neulist. Twitter: @rogueclown.
- Stars of the National Horseplayers Championship. Judy Wagner.
What does vanned off and broke down mean in relation to horse racing?
guide: “broke down,” “collapsed after wire” – racing-speak for dead; “vanned off” – left course via equine ambulance; many, if not most, of these horses will resurface on my year-end FOIA kill-reports; “bled,” “returned bleeding from the nostrils” – usually indicates pulmonary hemorrhage, a situation that, yes.
How do you read a race program?
Look to the far left column for identifying information.
- Underneath the horse’s race number are the morning line odds, the standing odds prior to the race. For example, if the line odds are read 3 – 1, a successful bet of $1 will earn you $3.
- Adjacent to the jockey’s name you will find his statistics in parenthesis.
What is a Class 4 race?
Class 4 Handicaps 0-100 and 0-115 and Novice Handicaps 0-100 and 0-115. Class 5 Handicaps 0-85 and 0-95 and Novice Handicaps 0-85 and 0-95. Class 6 National Hunt Flat Races and Hunter’s Steeplechases.
Who is the most successful horse racing tipster?
There is one, however, who is worth opening our list as the best horse racing tipster with and that’s Hugh Taylor. He writes a column with two or three selections most days on the At The Races website. The table below shoes Taylor’s profit for each year in the last decade.
Is turf racing safer than dirt racing?
Early results from North America indicate that the new synthetic surfaces are safer than dirt racing surfaces. However, the most recent results con- tinue to show that neither dirt nor synthetic sur- faces are as safe as turf.
What is synthetic horse track made of?
A synthetic track is any track that is made of man-made materials. It holds better in wet conditions and is an all-weather surface. Most synthetic tracks are made of a blend of polypropylene, synthetic fibers, recycled rubber and sand, all coated in wax. It’s in place in about 35 racetracks worldwide.