Horse Racing Cards
Horse Racing Cards - Introduction
Horse Racing Cards are a listing of important information about all the horses that are taking place in a race. This information is compiled from the various race entries that are made via the declaration system run by the British Horse Racing Board (BHRB) or other racing authority depending on the country concerned
In brief, all horses have to be entered for the race, some time in the past - depending on the conditions for the race. As the race day approaches trainers then have to decide if the horse will run or not. This will depend on many factors, such as whether the horse is fit, whether an appropriate jockey has been secured for the race, whether there are more appropriate races for the horse to participate in, whether the owners wish to horse to participate, what kind of going is likely to be evidenced on the day etc. If it is decided that a horse will run, then the horse is "declared" for the race - this means the horse will take part unless declared as a non runner on race day. It is sometimes possible to enter a horse "late" for a race, but this entails paying an extra fee, and is quite common in some of the big races in the horse racing calender
Informtion Included In Horse Racing Cards
Horse Racing Cards typically contain the following information:
- Card Number
- Draw
- Previous Form Figures
- Horse Name
- Weight Set To Be Carried
- Days Since Its Last Run
- Whether A Course Or Distance Winner
- Trainer
- Jockey
- Official Rating
- Betting Forecast
Horse Racing Cards And Horse Ratings
Horse Racing Cards are available from a number of suppliers and most commonly newspapers. A more detailed Horse Racing Card including an accurate professional private handicap rating is only available from specialist suppliers, who will generally charge a fee for their services
The calculation of Horse Ratings used by a Private Handicap Service will take into account many of the finer details of form such as lengths beaten, trainer and jockey form, betting forecast, the going, previous form records, class of course and of races etc
Extra Horse Racing Cards Information
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