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Deciphering
a Standardbred's Record
A
horse establishes its record when it wins a race. The
USTA keeps records of the fastest race a horse wins
each year it races.
Example:
p,3,T1:54.1f ($200,000)
(p)
The gait in which the horse raced, which is the pace;
if no letter is present after the age, the horse raced
on the trot.
(3)
The first number, 3, is the age the horse was when it
won its fastest race as a 3-year-old.
(T)
The "T" means the record was taken in a time
trial, not in a race. If a "Q" is there, the
record was taken in a qualifying race. If no letter
is present before the time, the record was taken during
a race.
(1:54.1)
The time, 1:54.1, is the short hand version of the fact
that the horse raced a mile in one minute and fifty-four
and one-fifths seconds.
(f)
The "f" stands for the fact that the race
took place over a five-eighths-mile sized track. If
an "s" is present, it means a seven-eighths
of a mile track; an "h" means a half-mile
track; and "q" is for a three-quarter-mile
track. If no letter is present, the track is a mile
long.
($200,000)
The amount of money a horse has earned in its career
follows its fastest time, in parentheses.
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