racecard n : a program for a race meeting; lists the races and the names of the horses

Racecard is a printed card used in horse racing giving information about races, principally the horses running in each particular race. Racecards are often given in newspapers.

A typical racecard lists information not only about the horse's name, but also its age and the weight it has to carry in the race. The rider and trainer are listed, plus figures indicating the horse's recent form.

Information and abbreviations

Race

• Race name
• Time of race
• Prize money
• Distance
• Going

gd - good going g/f - good to firm fm - firm g/s - good to soft sft - soft going hvy - heavy going ap - all weather - polytrack af - all weather - fibresand

• Status of race - the premier races are Class 1 (Flat racing) and Grade 1 (National Hunt racing)
• Number of runners

Individual horses

• Position drawn in stalls
• Number horse is wearing ('Saddle cloth number')
• Form figures and previous races

Previous season's races before hyphen (-) BD - Brought Down, CO - Carried Out, DNF - Did Not Finish, F - Fell, HR - Hit Rails, N/R - Non-runner, P or PU - Pulled Up, RO - Ran Out, R - Refused, RTR - Refused To Race, SU - Slipped Up, U or UR - Unseated Rider

• Horse Name
• Horse's Age
• Course/Distance Form

C = course winner: D = distance winner: BF = beaten favourite

• Weight
• Days since last ran

If the horse has recently run under a different code (either Flat or Jump) the days elapsed since that race are shown in brackets.

• Headgear

B = blinkers 1st time: b = blinkers, worn before V = visor 1st time: v = visor, worn before H = hood 1st time: h = hood, worn before C = eye cover 1st time: c = eye cover, worn before E = eye hood 1st time: e = eye hood, worn before T = tongue strap 1st time: t = tongue strap worn, before

• Trainer
• Jockey
• Penalties & Out Of Handicap

ex = penalty for recent win oh = out of the handicap

• Jockey's colours
• Owner

External links

• Explanation of figures on racecard
• BBC explanation of a typical racecard