STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS
Horse's Color
b - bay
ch - chestnut
blk - black gr - gray
br - brown ro - roan
Scratch information
sk sick
lm lame
ijinjured
jgjudges
Racing Information
parked (2nd from rail)
ooo - parked (3rd from rail)
interfered with
ibreak (off stride)
xbreak due to
ixinterference
ex - break due to broken
equipment
- pacer racing without
hopples (free-legged)
- trotter racing with hopples
ac - accident
TDis - time disallowed
be - broken equipment
ihr- inside hubrail (eurotrack)
Horse's Sex
c - colt
male 3 years of age
and under
f-filly
female 3 years of age
and under
g - gelding neutered male
h - horse
male 4 years of age
and over
m - mare
female 4 years of age
and over
r - ridgling incomplete male horse
s - spayed
sterilized mare
Track Sizes
5/8 - 5/8 mile track
3/4 - 3/4 mile track
7/8 - 7/8 mile track
1 - 1 mile track
1 1/4 - 1 1/4 mile track
No designation next to the track abbreviation indicates track is 1/2 mile. "A" indicates afternoon or day race at a parimutuel track.
Track Conditions
ft - fast
gd - good
sy - sloppy
sl - slow
my - muddy
Finish
ns hd nk dh dis plpudq DNF
W agering Information
entry (same owner, trainer,
eetc. for 2 or more horses in
that race)
field (coupled betting
finterest)
favorite
*NB - non-betting race
NR - not reported
BAR - barred from wagering
refund
refNTS- no tickets sold
Classification of Races (continued)
- Claiming race with horse entered
10000CL
for $10,000 (plus allowances)
- Horse was claimed in that race for
12500CLz
$12,500 (plus allowances)
12500CLHC - Claiming race with post position drawn
(handicapped) according to price entered
- Horse eligible to be claimed for $6,000 plus
6000CL OP
allowances in with conditioned horses
8000CL NW4 - Claiming-conditioned race in which horse is
entered to be claimed for $8,000 (plus allowances)
- Non-winners of a pari-mutuel race lifetime
NW1PM
- Non-winners of 1 race lifetime with an added
NW1CD
condition
- Non-winners of 2 pari-mutuel races lifetime
NW2PM
- Non-winners of an average
NW300PS
of $300 per start
- Maiden race (Non-winners
MDN
of any race for money)
- Open race
OPN
- Preferred race
PREF
- Fillies and mares open
FM OPN
- Handicap (post position
HC
drawn or assigned to class)
- Invitational race
INV
- Free-For-All
FFA
- Stake race
STK
- Late closing series
LC
- Early closing series
EC
- Ohio Sires Stake
OHSS
- Ohio State Fair
OHSF
- Ohio Fair Stake
OHFS
- Night of Champiions
NOC
information
nose
head
neck
dead heat
distanced (usually over 25
lengths behind winner)
placed
pulled up
disqualified
did not finish
Classification of Races
- Also eligible. Either an
AE
additional condition of eligibility - or - a horse who
draws into the race in the
event of a scratch
- Time Trial
T
- Matinee
M AT
- Qualifying Race
QUA
QUA HD- Qualifying Horse
and Driver
QUA TP - Qualifying Race
with both trotters
and pacers
NOTE: QUALIFYING RACES are not competitive and will not be included in the starts of a horse, but are merely used to determine the manners of a horse and its ability to complete the course within the time standards set by the judges for the class in which the horse will compete.
Occasionally a horse will race where according to his earnings it appears that he wasn't eligible. However, this horse qualified under a secondary condition (Also Eligible). The past performance line will carry the main condition of the race as it shows the actual class of competition.
OHIO COUNTY FAIR TRACK ABBREVIATIONS
Ashl
Athns
Attc
Bftn
Berea
BwlG
Bucy
Burt
Cdiz
Cald
Cnfld
Cantn
Carr
Cel
Chil
Ashland
Athens
Attica
Bellefontaine
Berea
Bowling Green
Bucyrus
Burton
Cadiz
Caldwell
Canfield
Canton
Carrollton
Celina
Chillicothe
Circ
Cort
Cosh
Crot
Dayt
Dover
Eaton
Find
Green
HR
Hick
Hill
Jeff
Knton
Lanc
Circleville
Cortland
Coshocton
Croton
Dayton
Dover
Eaton
Findlay
Greenville
Hamilton
Hicksville
Hilliard
Jefferson
Kenton
Lancaster
Leb
Lima
Lsbn
Lndn
Mnsfd
Mari
Mrion
Mary
McCnl
Med
Mtplr
MtGil
MtVer
Npln
Nwlk
Lebanon
Lima
Lisbon
London
Mansfield
Marietta
Marion
Marysville
McConnellsville
Medina
Montpelier
Mount Gilead
Mount Vernon
Napoleon
Norwalk
OHbr
Ott
O Wash
Owen
Pain
Pauld
Pike
Rchwd
RkSp
Sid
Ti
ff
Troy
UpSan
Urbna
V n Wr
t
Oak Harbor
Ottawa
Old Washington
Owensville
Painesville
Paulding
Piketon
Richwood
Rock Springs
Sidney
Ti
ffin
Troy
Upper Sandusky
Urbana
Van Wert
W apak
WCH
Wseon
Wlngt
Wlstn
Wilm
Wdsfd
W ostr
Xenia
Zane
W apakoneta
W ashington C.H.
W auseon
W ellington
W ellston
Wilmington
Woodsfield
W ooster
Xenia
Zanesville
U.S.T.A. BREAKING RULE - (a) When any horse, or horses, break from their gait in trotting or pacing, their driver shall at once, where clearance exists,take such horse to the outside and pull it to
its gait. (b) The following shall be considered violations: (1) Failure to properly attempt to pull the horse to its gait. (2) Failure to take to the outside where clearance exists. (3) Failure to lose ground
by the break (c) If there has been no failure on the part of the driver in complying with (b-1, 2 or 3), the horse shall not be set back unless a contending horse on his gait is lapped on the hind quarter of the breaking horse
at the finish. (d) The stewards may set any horse back one or more places if in their judgement any of the above violations have been committed.
SOME KEY NOTES REGARDING THE PYLON RULE - Rules determined by the Ohio State Racing Commission are used by the judges at the state's harness tracks to govern the sport. These rules may,
of course, vary from state to state. Here is the Ohio rule regarding the "Eurorail" pylons: 3769-14-53 HARNESS TRACK WITHOUT A HUBRAIL - In the event a horse or part of the horse's sulky leaves the
course, and if, in the opinion of the judges, that action gave the horse the unfair advantage over other horses in the race, the horse may be disqualified or placed back one or more positions.
ATTENTION: ALL RACE PATRONS: WHEN PLACING YOUR BET MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT TOTE TICKET AND CHANGE. A N Y CLAIM BY A PERSON T H AT A W R O N G
TICKET OR INCORRECT CHANGE HAS BEEN ISSUED MUST BE MADE BEFORE LEAVING THE MUTUEL WINDOW. PLEASE KEEP ALL MUTUEL TICKETS UNTIL RACE IS
OFFICIAL. ABSOLUTELY NO CANCELLING OR EXCHANGING OF TICKETS ONCE YOU LEAVE THE MUTUEL WINDOW.