Reading the Past Performance Program may look difficult, but no worries, we're here to guide you.
Just as the rows of small type you see on the financial pages of your daily newspaper tell you the day-to-day financial health of a corporation, the past performance lines tell you how a horse has performed in his last few races.
Combining the abbreviations below with the racelines shown for each horse, you'll soon be able to see how each horse performed.
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Color of Horse |
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b
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Bay |
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blk
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Black |
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br
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Brown |
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ch
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Chestnut |
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gr
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Gray |
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ro
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Roan |
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Sex of Horse |
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c
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Colt |
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f
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Filly |
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g
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Gelding |
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h
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Horse |
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m
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Mare |
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r
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Ridgling |
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Race Conditions |
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clm
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Claiming |
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ec
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Early-closer |
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ffa
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Free-for-all |
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f&m
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Fillies and mares |
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fut
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Futurity |
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hcp
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Handicap |
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inv
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Invitational |
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jffa
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Juniorfree-for-all |
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lc
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Late-closer |
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lt
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Lifetime |
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mat
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Matinee (non-purse) race |
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mdn
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Maiden |
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nw
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Non-winners |
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open
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Open |
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optclm
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Optional claiming |
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pm
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Pari-mutuel race |
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pref
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Preferred |
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qua
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Qualifying race |
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qua(h&d)
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Qualifying, horse and driver |
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stk
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Stake race |
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T
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Time trial |
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t-p
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Trotters and pacers |
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Z
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Horse was claimed |
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 |
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Track Conditions |
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ft
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Fast |
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gd
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Good |
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hy
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Heavy |
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my
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Muddy |
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sl
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Slow |
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sy
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Sloppy |
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Racing Information |
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acc
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Accident |
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be
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Broken equipment |
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bl
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Bled |
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dh
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Dead Heat |
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dis
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Distanced (25 lengths or more) |
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dnf
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Did not finish |
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ex
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Break due to broken equipment |
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i
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Suffered interference |
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ij
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Injured |
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im
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Impeded |
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ix
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Break caused by interference |
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nk
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Neck |
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ns
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Nose |
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º
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Raced outside |
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ºº
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Raced three-wide |
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pl
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Placed via disqualification |
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pu
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Pulled up |
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TDis
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Time disallowed |
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X
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Broke stride |
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y
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Races without hobbles |
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+
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moved up via disqualification |
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Wagering Information |
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B
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Used Butazolidin |
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Bar
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Barred |
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e
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Mutuel entry |
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f
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Field |
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L
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Used LasixR (furosemide) |
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NB
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No betting |
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NR
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Not reported |
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*
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Favorite |
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