Daily Racing Form | Horse Racing Entries (2024)

FAQs

What is the best horse racing form guide? ›

If you are serious about your form study then you can't go past The Sportsman, which is widely considered to be Australian's best form guide. The Sportsman is a national publication produced twice weekly, with extra issues produced during all major carnivals.

Apart from metropolitan tracks, the handicapper's preferred horses, (number one) won more races than any other number.

In the last 22 years, numbers 10, 13, 29 and 35 have won more than once. Numbers 29 and 35 have had the most recent success, with both two winners each in the . In China and Japan, the number four is unlucky, as it is like the word for "death," while eight is lucky, because it sounds similar to "prosper..

The algorithm aims to assess every horse's chance of winning their race, based on certain criteria. It allocates a numerical value to important information extracted from the horse's previous race form as well as external factors like bookmaker odds and the performance of the trainer and jockey.

Look to the far left column for identifying information.

The third row indicates the color of the “silks” the horse will wear during the race. The final line is the name of the horse's jockey. Underneath the horse's race number are the morning line odds, the standing odds prior to the race.

Below, you'll see a sample past performance (PP).

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F = Fell | U = Unseated rider | B = Brought Down | CD = previous Course & Distance winner | BF = Beaten favourite in last race | R = Ran out or Refused to race.

What does D stand for in horse racing? ›

As well as numbers showing the horses' most recent finishing positions, look out for letters such and C & D next to its name. C means they have won previously at the course and D means they have won over the same distance.

- between numbers indicate year separation (i.e. left of this is from a previous year) / between numbers indicates a season separation (i.e. left of this is from the season before last) B - brought down. C - carried out. D - disqualified.

Mage with Javier Castellano wins the Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY on May 6, 2023. Bay horses have been the most successful in the Derby (bay also is the most common horse color) earning the trophy for the winning connections 56 times (a 37.58% strike rate).

MOST COMMON WINNING AGE

Nine-year-olds have won 45 of the 169 runnings of the Grand National where the winner's age was recorded.

Thoroughbred racing is by far one of the most popular types of horse racing. In addition to Thoroughbred racing there is harness racing, Arabian racing, Mongolian Horse racing, Quarter Horse racing, and a few other types/breed specific racing that most are not aware of.

When you're sitting on the horse, someone looking at you from the side should be able to draw a vertical line through the middle of your ear, shoulder and hip, going down behind the back of your heel. It's pretty much the same position for all sports that require balance.

Founded in 1916, BloodHorse is regarded as the Thoroughbred industry's premier monthly publication.

The neck should tie into the horse's body fairly high to provide good chest space. The shoulder and pastern angles should be between 40 and 55 degrees. A horse can move best with a short back and long neck. Correct legs structure can improve desired performance and reduce lameness.