Racecard

Racecard

Racecard is a printed card used in horse racing giving information about races, principally the horses running in each particular race. Racecards are often given in newspapers.

A typical racecard lists information not only about the horse's name, but also its age and the weight it has to carry in the race. The rider and trainer are listed, plus figures indicating the horse's recent form.

Information and abbreviations

Race

*Race name
*Time of race
*Prize money
*Distance
*Going gd - good goingg/f - good to firm fm - firmg/s - good to softsft - soft goinghvy - heavy goingap - all weather - polytrackaf - all weather - fibresand
*Status of race - the premier races are Class 1 (Flat racing) and Grade 1 (National Hunt racing)
*Number of runners

Individual horses

*Position drawn in stalls
*Number horse is wearing ('Saddle cloth number')
*Form figures and previous racesPrevious season's races before hyphen (-)
BD - Brought Down, CO - Carried Out, DNF - Did Not Finish, F - Fell, HR - Hit Rails, N/R - Non-runner, P or PU - Pulled Up, RO - Ran Out, R - Refused, RTR - Refused To Race, SU - Slipped Up, U or UR - Unseated Rider
*Horse Name
*Horse's Age
*Course/Distance FormC = course winner: D = distance winner: BF = beaten favourite
*Weight
*Days since last ranIf the horse has recently run under a different code (either Flat or Jump)the days elapsed since that race are shown in brackets.
*HeadgearB = blinkers 1st time: b = blinkers, worn beforeV = visor 1st time: v = visor, worn beforeH = hood 1st time: h = hood, worn beforeC = eye cover 1st time: c = eye cover, worn beforeE = eye hood 1st time: e = eye hood, worn beforeT = tongue strap 1st time: t = tongue strap worn, before
*Trainer
*Jockey
*Penalties & Out Of Handicapex = penalty for recent winoh = out of the handicap
*Jockey's colours
*Owner

External links

* [http://www.superform.com/superform/superfm/keycards.htm Explanation of figures on racecard]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/racecards_guide/default.stm BBC explanation of a typical racecard]


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