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Polycapping™ - The Polytrack Database

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Race Meet	Race Date	Race No	Surface	Race Type	Extended Race Type	Distance	Field Size	Winning Post Position	Horse Name	Odds	Favorite	Half-Mile Position	Half-Mile Time	Final Time	Last Race Date	Last Race Location	Last Race Surface	Last Race Distance	Prior Polytrack Wins	Prior Polytrack Starts	Prior Turf Wins	Prior Turf Starts	Last Workout Location	Route/Sprint	Winners Sire	Winners Owner	Winners Trainer	Winners Jockey	$2 Exacta Payout	$1 Superfecta Payout	$1 Trifecta Payout	Half Mile Distance	Final Distance	Total Distance Run

The race was run at this meet Date the race was run Race number on the card that the race was contested Track surface the race was run over, either Polytrack or Turf Class of the race, ranging from maiden, claiming, starter allowance, allowance or stakes Specific conditions of the race Distance of the race in furlongs (note 1-mile equals 8 furlongs). Number of competitors to start the race.

Practical Application: Knowing the field size can help a handicapper determine how a race was run. For instance, shorter field sizes historically favor front-running speed horses. Larger fields tend to produce larger payoffs, given increased competition and a more spread-out wagering tote board. Which position in the starting gate the winner broke from.

Practical Application: Knowing which post positions, inside and/or outside, have been more successful at different distances can be far more advantageous to a handicapper than general post position stats for all race distances and surfaces. Name of the winning horse. Final odds of the horse listed "to 1" as in 2.0 equals 2-to-1 odds.

Practical Application: Discover which races handicappers have zeroed in on, and which ones continue to produce blockbuster payoffs. Was the winning horse favored in the betting?

Practical Application: Knowing where the public has failed to identify winning favorites can unlock big prices, while helping a handicapper identify "e;false"e; favorites. Distance the winner was from the leading horse after a half-mile was run in the race. If leading, the number will be a positive number. If trailing, the number will be a negative number. For example, a horse two lengths behind the leader at the half-mile point in the race will be denoted as -2.0. For calculation purposes, a neck is considered one-quarter of a length. Practical Application: Which running style has proven most effective for each race type and distance? This key information can help horseplayers project today’s contenders who have the right style to be successful. Official track "split" time for the opening half-mile of this race.

Practical Application: Sharp handicappers can create par times, or averages, for class and distance in creating their own pace figures, or simply use this data as a gauge as to how fast or slow a particular race may have been run. Official track clocking for the final time of this race.

Practical Application: Find out at-a-glance “what it takes” historically to
win a race at this class and distance, and compare that with today’s field to see who might be capable of reaching or exceeding the par times. Last Race Date Where the winner last competed, using official 2-3 letter track abbreviations. First-time starters are denoted as FTS.

Practical Application: Del Mar draws high-quality horses from all across the country. Find out which venues produce the most successful Del Mar runners for each class level, distance and surface. Surface the winner last competed over, either All-Weather, Turf or Dirt.

Practical Application: Many horses will be changing surface when coming to the Polytrack at Del Mar from their most-recent start. You can analyze how turf-to-all-weather or dirt-to-all-weather runners have fared in terms of reaching the Del Mar winner’s circle. Distance the winner raced at in his or her most recent start.

Practical Application: Discover what distances and races are prime spots for horses stretching out in distance, or turning back in distance, by looking at the winner’s profiles. Number of previous victories on synthetic tracks by the race winner.

Practical Application: Gauge the level of emphasis that winning experience on an all-weather surface has on each class and distance. Number of previous starts on synthetic tracks by the race winner.

Practical Application: Gauge the level of emphasis that previous racing experience on an all-weather surface has on each class and distance. Number of previous victories on turf by the race winner.

Practical Application: Gauge the level of emphasis that winning experience on the turf has on each class and distance. Number of previous starts on turf by the race winner.

Practical Application: Gauge the level of emphasis that previous racing experience on the turf has on each class and distance. Track or training center where race winner turned in his or her most recent published a.m. workout.

Practical Application: Find out if gaining local experience over an all-weather surface in morning workouts gives horses the edge at each class and distance. This allows you to filter route races (1 mile or longer) vs. sprint races The sire of the winning horse.

Practical application: Allows you to filter which sires are most successful at particular distances or conditions The winning owner The winning trainer

Practical application: Allows you to filter which trainers have the most success based on certain criteria The winning jockey

Practical application: Allows you to filter which jockeys have the most success based on certain criteria The exacta wager payout for this race based on a $2 wager The superfecta wager payout for this race based on a $1 wager The trifecta wager payout for this race based on a $1 wager Trakus Data - Half-mile distance from rail Trakus Data - Final distance from rail Trakus Data - Total distance run this race