Harness Racing Program
A harness racing program, also known as a race card, is a printed program containing details about a harness race. The look of grayhound racing programs may vary from track to track. But generally, it contains details on the scheduled harness race, the names of the harnesss, and other pertinent race information.
A racing program helps bettors make an informed betting choice.
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Symbols and Abbreviations
Track Conditions
- f - fast
- sy - sloppy
- gd - good
- hy - heavy
- sl - slow
- my - muddy
Horse's Sex
- f - filly
- h - horse
- c - colt
- m - mare
- g - gelding
- rig - ridgling
Horse's Colour
- B - bay
- Ch - chestnut
- Blk - black
- Gr - grey
- Br - brown
- Ro - roan
Race Class Examples
- Cnd - condition unavailable at printing time
- 3000clm - $3,000 claiming
- Nw2000L6 - non-winners of $2,000 in last 6 starts
- Nw12000L - non-winners of $12,000 lifetime
- Nw2pm - non-winners of 2 pari-mutuel races
- W5001 - winners over $5,000
- Hc - handicap race
- Op4000clm - optional claiming $4,000
- Qualifier - qualifying race
- Qualifier-t&p - qualifying race for totters and pacers
- Qualifier-h&d - qualifying race for horse and driver
- ec - early closing
- lc - late closing
- Ffa - Free for All
Finish Information Symbols
- ns - nose
- dh - dead heat
- hd - head
- (dnf) - did not finish
- nk - neck
- p - placed
- dis - distanced over 35 lengths
- behind winner
- dq - disqualified after race was declared official
Wagering Information Symbols
- * - favourite
- NB - no betting
- f - field
- NR - not reported
- e - entry
- bar - barred
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