Abbreviation Quick Guide

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Surf/Dist – Surface and Distance (Boxes left unchecked includes ALL surfaces and distances)
Dirt/AW – Dirt and all weather
Turf: Turf surface only
SPRT: Sprint races only
RTE: Route Races only

Trner/Jcky – Trainer and Jockey
20%T:Trainer with 20% win rate at meet and/or year
20%J: Jockey with 20% win rate at meet and/or year
20%JT:Trainer and Jockey combo win rate meet or last 365 days

Odds – Morning line odds
ML 2/1-: Minimum 2 to 1 or less
ML 5/2+: Minimum 5 to 2 or better
ML 5/1+: Minimum 5 to 1 or better

Comp Range – Competitive Speed Figure Range (CSFR)
CSFR: Finds horses that fit the competitive speed figure range for race
CSFR/1R: Finds horses that have CSFR from most recent race
LST: Horses that do not fit the CSFR but have a “listed” CSFR in one of its races 4 or more back. Use this function with LE (Lone Front Runner). In extreme pace handicapping we call this one the LE/Listed

Pace Styles – Running Styles and 2dEarly Pace Box
LE: Lone Front Runner
2dEPB: Two dimensional early pace horse with 4 or more speed points (E/P 4-8) racing in 2dEarly Pace Box today
2dE: Two dimensional early pace horse with 5 or more speed points (E/P 5-8)
Lone P: The only Presser in a race (The garden spot horse)
P/C: A Presser/Closer running style horse

Pace Factors
PCZ: Horse fits today’s Pace Comfort Zone requirement relative to running style and pace setter(s)
PCZ 5.0<=: Horse has a Pace Comfort Zone of 5 lengths or less (Best PCZ)
PCZ 5.0>: Horse has Pace Comfort Zone of more than 5 lengths (Best for 2nd spot in Exactas or 2nd and 3rd spot in Trifectas
F6+: Key pace race horses. Fast 6 or faster at pace call
PF!: Horses that have 100 or better pace figures in their three most recent races
PR+: Surprise pace race. Leading or less than ¾ of a length off the pace at the second call in most recent race but did not have pattern in previous to most recent race
LBPPG: Late pace bias Pace Pressure Gauge rating

Form Factors
FFR3+: Form Factor Rating of 3 or better (Best ratings)
FFR 0-2: Form Factor Rating of 0 to 2 (Best used for longshots and discovering underlays)
!$: Surprise in the money finish. Ran 2nd or 3rd in most recent race but did not in previous race
$: Finished in the money in most recent race
WLR: Won most recent race
BWLR: Big win most recent race (Won by 3 lengths or more while off the pace by ½ length or more at first and/or second call)
SLR: Finished 2nd in most recent race
CF/L2R: Finished closer to the winner in most recent than in previous race

Form Patterns
L1/L2: First time off layoff or 2nd time off layoff
OXP: Layoff then finished in the money and then finished out of the money in most recent race (Bounce pattern)
2S+R: Early pace horse with 5 or more speed points coming in today’s route race off a layoff and then followed by two sprint races
TS+: Turf races only. A horse that will be on the turf for the first or second time in its lifetime and is the offspring of a top turf sire in those situations

Here are some handicapping and research questions I posted a few days ago just in case you missed them:

Want to know if there’s a lone front-runner in today’s card or cards? Done
How about a Lone Presser? Done
What about a Presser/Closer in a late pace bias race? Done
Want to know if there’s a key pace horse racing in a light early pace pressure race? Done
How about a 20% jockey/trainer combo coming out of a surprise money finish? Done
Want to know just a list of horses that have Pace Comfort Zone Rating of less than 5.0? Done
What about a list of horses that are over the PCZ of 5.0 for your exactas in the second spot? Done.
How about early pace horses coming out of two sprints and routing today? Done
Want to know only the horses that had a Big Win last race? Done
What about an OX bounce pattern off a layoff? Done
Want a list of horses that are coming out of key pace races and are 5/1 or higher morning line? Done

Well, you get the idea. This list goes on and on and on.

Good news: We have a new standalone program that will locate early pace box horses in a flash. You can sort by CSFR (Competitive Speed Figure Range), FFR3+ (Form Factor Rating of 3 or better), 2dEPB (Early Pace Box horses along with Lone Early Pace Box qualifiers), PCZ (Horses that qualify in the Pace Comfort Zone category last race, and F6+ (Horse coming out of Key Pace Races starting at Fast 6).

With this small standalone program you can sort for the above factors in any combination in a split second. For example, I downloaded 10 tracks for today and found the Early Pace Box horses at all those tracks instantly. What a time saver. My goal has always been this: Find ways to process as much information as possible and as efficiently as possible; fast without oversights. If you want to find the Fast 6 horses, done. Looking only for Fast 6 and CSFR horses? Done…etc.

I’ve been testing the program since March 14^th and it’s been doing the job spot on. As a matter of fact, I’ve been concentrating on Early Pace Box horses exclusively since that date. All I’ve had to do is download my files from BRIS, unzip them with UnPacker (You can download that unzip utility at PaceAppraiser Extra), launch the little program, load the folder where my BRIS files live, and there they are, listed and ready to print. From there I load the PaceAppraiser PPs and go directly to those races at the listed track and hit print. At this point, and this is important, I’m ready to look at the eligibility conditions and form cycles. Remember, this is not an automatic betting system but rather a very fast way to zero in on horses that will be traveling in a comfortable pace environment and qualify on the other important factors powered by the program. If you want you can drop the early pace box option and look at any other combination. For example, I like to look for Form Factor Rating 3+ horses that are coming out of a Fast 6 pace of the race velocity. That’s a good combination and one I’m adding to my pace box plays.

How to: Download the program zip file. Unzip it to your Desktop. Open the folder. Click the program and you’re ready to go. Jason and I are working on adding some additional factors to the program like surprise in the money finishes ($!), surprise pace race (PR+), superior pace figure horses (PF!), extreme pace match-up horses, all the horses that fit in pace boxes, which includes lone front-runners, lone pressers, and late pace advantaged horses. We’re also looking into adding all the factors to the web based PPs. Once we do that you won’t need the standalone program.

Please Note: You will need NET Framework 2.0 or higher to run the program. Check your Windows Updates or your Control Panel. Most computers are set to go so try the program first.

More good news: It’s FREE (for subscribers current only).

Subscribers have been notified. If you’re a subscriber but didn’t receive the notification let me know and I’ll get the program to you ASAP. If you have any questions, I’ll be happy to answer them.

Regards,

Randy