Horse Race Advantage - Workout Statistics

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Workout Statistics

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Tracks	Workouts
Aqueduct	25 24 23 20 19 18 17
Beulah	27 25 24 22 21 20 18
Fair Grounds	25 24 23 21 19 18 17
Charles Town	25 24 23 22 21 18 17
Delta Downs	29 25 24 23 22 18 17
Fonner Park	24 07 06 01 30 29 23
Golden Gate Fields	25 24 20 19 18 17 16
Gulfstream Park	25 24 23 20 19 18 17
Hawthorne	25 24 19 18 17 31 30
Sam Houston	25 24 20 19 18 17 13
Los Alamitos	24 19 18 17 12 11 10
Louisiana Downs	28 27 26 25 21 20 19
Laurel Park	25 24 23 20 18 17 16
Oaklawn Park	24 23 20 19 18 17 16
Penn National	24 23 18 17 16 11 10
Parx Racing	26 25 21 20 19 18 14
Portland Meadows	27 22 20 15 13 08 06
Santa Anita	25 24 23 20 19 18 17
Sunland Park	26 25 24 21 19 18 17
Tampa Bay	25 24 23 22 19 18 17
Turf Paradise	26 25 24 21 20 19 18
Turfway Park	24 20 19 18 17 12 11

Workout Information at a Glance

Our new feature provides workout information at a glance. As part of getting a horse ready for a race, trainers will schedule breezes at regular intervals, usually every one to two weeks, if the horse is healthy and sound. Breezes are generally run at approximately 80-85% of the speed that they would run in a real race. Many of these breezes are run at distances from 3 to 5 furlongs. In some cases these breezes are shorter than 3 furlongs, as may be the case for quarter horse breezes. There are not many horses that breeze at distances greater than 5 furlongs, but some owners/trainers will breeze their horses at those longer distances when they believe it will improve their horse’s condition, to be able to compete in longer races. Breezing a horse at longer distances is largely depending on the type of horse, his current condition, and a trainer’s judgment. Generally speaking, we are looking for horses that have the stamina and the “punch” when coming home in the stretch.

In order to quickly see how a horse is training and how a horse “ranks” in his workouts against other horses in the same race, we are showing the workouts in a manner that quickly shows all the workouts for a horse in the three months leading up to a race. The fastest workout for each horse is highlighted to quickly show how fast a horse has been training at a particular distance. Using this information, a judgment can be made as to the fitness and fastness of a horse. For example, a horse that consistently breezes 3 furlongs and never gets to a 4 or 5 furlong breeze, is probably not sufficiently conditioned to win a 6 furlong race. A horse that breezes 4 and 5 furlongs regularly, shows fast speed, and breezes a fast 3 furlong three to five days before a race will have a higher probability of being in the money. A horse that shows consistent fast workouts will generally show speed in a race also. Note that an older horse may take less time to condition than a younger (less than 4 years old) horse.

We list the three horses with the highest speed and Beyer ratings. These ratings identify a horse’s potential speed ability. We discount ratings older than 6 months, because we are looking for horses with current ability. The workouts provide information as to whether a horse is sufficiently conditioned to race at or above the ability that was shown in the last six months.

Many other factors, such as post position, track condition, etc., contribute to whether a horse will actually finish in the money. The workout information provides insight as to a horse’s physical condition and whether he is “ready” to compete at the level that he is being placed at.