How to Read a Horse Race Entry
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| The following are equipment descriptions along with their accompanying codes which are denoted in race entries or past performances. Equipment definitions can be found in the glossary of terms here. | |||
| Code | Description | Lawmaking | Description |
| No equipment | l | Bar Shoes | |
| 2 | Screens | n | No whip |
| 3 | Shields | o | Blinkers off |
| a | Aluminum pads | p | Aluminum Pad |
| b | Blinkers | q | Nasal Strip off |
| c | Mud calks | r | Bar shoe |
| f | Front bandages | s | Nasal Strip |
| yard | Goggles | v | Cheek Piece |
| h | Hood | W | No Hind Shoes |
| i | Cornell Collar | x | Cheek Piece Off |
| j | Cornell Neckband Off | y | No shoes |
| k | Flipping halter | z | Tongue necktie |
| MEDICATION | |||||||||
| A | Adjunct Medication | B | Bute | C | 1st Time Bute | L | Lasix | G | 1st Time Lasix |
| Race Restrictions | |||||
| R | Restricted | South | Statebred Restriction | A | Auction Brake |
Race Types (Thoroughbred and Arabian)
ALW - Allowance race
A race for which the racing secretary drafts certain conditions to determine weights to be carried based on the equus caballus's age, sexual activity and/or by operation.
AOC - Allowance/Optional Challenge
This race type combines features associated with two traditional race types, Allowance and Claiming races. Horses may be entered under Allowance conditions (not eligible to be claimed, but must qualify for the conditions of the race) OR entered for a claiming price if they exercise not authorize for the race weather.
CLH - Claiming Handicap
A race for horses entered to be claimed, with weight assignments similar to those of a handicap race (see Handicap listed above).
CLM - Claiming
Claiming races are the well-nigh normally run races in the country. Horses competing in claiming races are offered for sale for a specified priced to eligible buyers.
CST - Claiming Stakes
A race for horses entered to be claimed. Nomination and peradventure entry and starters fees are added to the base purse.
HCP - Handicap
This race type refers to a race where the weights are assigned by the rail's Racing Secretary or Handicapper based upon past performances. Their goal is to assign weight to each equus caballus so that all entrants have an equal chance of winning the race. THERE IS NO ADDED Money IN A HANDICAP RACE.
MAT - Match Race
A lucifer race is a race that involves just two horses. It tin can exist run under a number of conditions, but more often than not is run in allowance or handicap weather. To authorize as a friction match race, simply two horses were entered in the race. The race does non qualify every bit a match race if more than two horses originally entered the race and some were scratched, making it a ii-horse field.
MCL - Maiden Claiming
Maiden challenge races are for horses that have never won a race and are eligible to exist claimed
MOC - Maiden Optional Challenge
This race type is restricted to maidens (non-winners lifetime) that run under the atmospheric condition exactly as those for optional claiming races (meet Optional Claiming).
MSA - Maiden Starter Allowance
This race is for non-winners that have started for a specified claiming price or less.
MSW - Maiden Special Weight
These races are reserved for horses that have never won a race. They are not eligible to be claimed. The term special weight is derived from the fact that arbitrary weights are assigned to horses by age. (due east.g. 3 year olds 118 pounds, older 122 pounds.)
MST - Maiden Stakes
A stakes race limited to non-winners.
OCH - Optional Claiming Handicap
This type race is an Optional claiming race that is run nether Handicap weather condition. (See both race types listed for a farther explanation).
OCL - Optional Challenge
This race type is quite involved and incorporates features of starter allowance and claiming races. Horses competing in this type of race can either compete every bit a claimer, or as a starter allowance horse, with no claiming price. Those competing in this race that are not eligible to exist claimed must take competed at or beneath the claiming level specified, and take not won a race at the specified claiming or higher since last competing at the specified claiming level or a lower claiming toll.
SHP - Starter Handicap
This category is reserved for horses that take been running in inferior claiming company, only take improved to the point that they would non be risked being sold in a challenge race. In consequence this race is an assart race restricted to horses that take previously run in a claiming race at a specific level (e.chiliad. starters for a claiming price of $5,000). In a starter handicap race, horses are weighted similar to a handicap race.
SOC - Starter/Optional Challenge
This race blazon is another hybrid of two race types, Starter Allowance and Challenge. To run equally an "assart equus caballus" (non eligible to exist claimed), the horse must have started for a specified claiming price or less in a specified timeframe. Horses non eligible nether the Starter Allowance conditions may run, simply they must compete for the claiming price.
SST- Starter Stakes
This stakes race is express to horses that have started for a specific challenge price or less in a specified timeframe.
STK - Stakes
Races are classified as stakes races when the run into two basic criteria, 1) They have money added to the base of operations purse of the race in the form of nomination, entry and or starter fees paid by owners; two) Nominations for a stakes race must close at least 72 hours prior to its running. Stakes races tin be nether allowance conditions (weight off immune based upon number of wins or coin won); handicap conditions (Racing Secretary or Handicapper assigns weight based upon past performances with the goal of giving each horse an equal chance to win the race) or weight for age conditions, (each horse carries equal weights based upon their historic period and sex).
STR -Starter Allowance
Starter allowance races are identical to starter handicap races with the merely difference that horses competing in this race are weighted through allowance weather (i.e. number of races or money won).
TRL - Trial
An assart race that serves equally a qualifier for an upcoming added money race.
WCL - Waiver Challenge
A claiming race where one or more participants is immune to race without the possibility of existence claimed after coming off an extended layoff and is running in a challenge race that has a claiming toll equal to or greater than their last start in a claiming race.
WMC - Waiver Maiden Claiming
A claiming race for non-winners where one or more participants is allowed to race without the possibility of being claimed afterward coming off an extended layoff and is running for a claiming race that has a claiming price equal to or greater than their last start in a claiming race. .
RACE TYPES (Quarter Horse and Mixed Breed)
| Race Type | Description | Race Type | Clarification |
| ALW | Allowance | INV | INVITATIONAL |
| ALWFL | ALLOWANCE FINAL | MAT | MATURITY |
| AOC | SPEED Alphabetize OPTIONAL Claiming | MATFL | MATURITY FINAL |
| AWT | Assart TRIAL | MCH | Match RACE |
| CAN | CANCELLED | MCL | MAIDEN Challenge |
| CHM | Championship | MCN | MATURITY CONSOLATION |
| CLM | Challenge | MDN | MAIDEN |
| CLS | CLAIMING STAKES | MDT | MAIDEN TRIAL |
| CLT | CLAIMING STAKES TRIAL | MOC | MAIDEN OPTIONAL Challenge |
| CON | Consolation | MSA | MAIDEN STARTER Allowance |
| CST | CLAIMING STAKES/TRIAL | MTR | MATURITY TRIAL |
| DBY | DERBY | OCL | OPTIONAL CLAIMING |
| DBYFL | DERBY Concluding | SCN | STAKES CONSOLATION |
| DCN | DERBY Alleviation | SHP | STARTER HANDICAP |
| DTR | DERBY TRIAL | SOC | STARTER OPTIONAL Claiming |
| EXH | EXHIBITION | SPC | SPEED INDEX Alleviation |
| FCN | FUTURITY Alleviation | SPF | SPEED INDEX FINAL |
| FNL | FINAL | SPI | SPEED Index RACE |
| FTR | Time to come TRIAL | SPT | SPEED Index TRIAL |
| FUT | FUTURITY | STA | STARTER Allowance |
| FUTFL | Hereafter Terminal | STK | STAKES |
| HCP | HANDICAP | STR | STAKES TRIAL |
| HDS | HANDICAP STAKES | TRL | TRIALS |
| IHS | INVITATIONAL HANDICAP STAKES | UNK | UNKNOWN RACE Type |
| INH | INVITATIONAL HANDICAP | WCL | WAIVER CLAIMING |
| INS | INVITATIONAL STAKES | ZRC | CANCELLED RACE |
Past Performance symbols
These symbols are used in by performance lines.
A N in CL, WMC and WCL races means the equus caballus was alleged ineligible to be claimed by the possessor per state regulations.
Past Performance Superscripts
A superscripted S on any runway condition indicates a sealed track.
A superscripted number past the equus caballus'southward weight is the appentice allowance (the "bug")
A superscripted number by the turf grade symbol indicates the turf rails setting in anxiety.
Conditioning Codes
"b" means "breezing".
"bg" means "breezing from the gate".
"h" means "handily".
Rails Weather condition
Turf Weather:
HD - Hard - Surface is difficult and horses do not have normal cushion of the grade; frequently follows periods of drought and high temperatures.
FM - Firm - Equivalent to Fast on Dirt Track; course is dry and at height efficiency.
GD - Adept - The drying process continues, times improve and the runway is approaching a Firm condition. Fewer divots may exist evident.
YL - Yielding - Ordinarily following some wet weather; horses' hooves dig up the course and divots are flying; times are slower
SF - Soft - Usually following prolonged wet weather; horses' hooves sink in and dig upwardly the grade; times are considerably slower.
Clay Conditions:
FT - Fast - Completely dry and at optimal efficiency.
WF - Moisture Fast - Occurs immediately after a heavy rain; track has surface water on it, but the base of operations is still solid, accounting for times similar to (or fifty-fifty faster than) a fast rails.
SY - Sloppy - As the track continues to accumulate moisture, the base is still solid but water is starting time to seep into the base of operations; SURFACE WATER IS EVIDENT.
MY - Muddy - Wet has permeated the base of operations of the track; times are somewhat slower and running tires the horses more.
SL - Slow - The racing surface has begun to dry out; the base of operations is withal soft, but surface drying is axiomatic; times are generally slower than normal.
HY - Heavy - Similar to Dingy, runway surface is deep and consistency is thick, an obvious slowing of times will be apparent every bit volition the tiring of front runners.
GD - Skillful - The drying procedure continues, times improve and the runway is budgeted a FAST condition. Some flying dust may exist evident.
FZ - Frozen - As a event of sustained low temperatures, ice particles have formed on the racing surface.
Other Definitions
MTO -Master Track Merely. This means the race is scheduled to be run on the turf, and these horses will not actually start. If for some reason the race is moved to the clay course (the main track) then the MTO horses will start in add-on to the others.
AE- Also Eligible. Horses that exercise non draw into the body of the race, but are eligible to run in the issue an entered horse is scratched at scratch time. Horses not drawing into the race are scratched.
Source: https://www.equibase.com/newfan/codes.cfm
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