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Belmont, Sept. 22, 2011

Race 1 -  1 1/16 Miles Turf  - Claiming 20,000 for Fillies 3 Year Olds and Upward

To handicap each race the first thing we need to do is find the Class Rating for the race we are handicapping. This race is a Claiming 20,000 race at Belmont Park.

Look to your Master Class Rating Chart and find where Claiming 20,000 would fit. You will see 22,500 - 18,000 = 11. The track we are handicapping is Belmont or BEL. Next, go to your Class Rating Adjustment Chart and look for the track BEL. Beside BEL you will see 0.

So the Class Rating for this 1st race is 11 + 0 = 11.

Now we will handicap each horse in the race. Remember we are looking to find the horse's correct Class Rating by using the Excuses listed under "How to Find the Class of a Horse". If we find just one Excuse then we will go back to the next race back and check that race for an excuse. We will continue going back until we do not find any excuses in the race. We stop and rate each race for class that we looked at.

This race we will handicap the same but we will apply the 4 Eliminating Factors to the horses first (See Eliminating Factors under "How to Find Your Play"). This will speed up your handicapping of the race. If a horse has any one of the Eliminating Factors the horse is automatically eliminated.

So let's get started.

1 Sister Berta - Last race out was on 14 Sep at Belmont Park (DEL) for a Claiming 20000 and finished 4th by 5 lengths. Sister Berta is coming off of a rest from 15 Aug to 14 Sep which is Excuse (#5 - Off Rest). That is 30 days between the last 2 races. We are looking for more than 25 days to excuse the race and be able to go back to the next race in the past performances. The class rating for Clm 20000 at Bel fits under 22,500 - 18,000 = 11 on the Master Class Rating Chart and BEL is a 0 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 11 +0 = 11. The horse is 5 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 5 lengths fits under "1/4 to 5 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 1 conversion number. The final class rating for the 14 Sep race would be 11 + 0 + 1=12.

15 Aug race is at Saratoga (SAR) for a Clm 25000 and finished 5 by 23 3/4 lengths. The race was run on a Sloppy (sly) track so the race is excused for Off Track (#2). The class rating for Clm 25000 at Sar fits under 28,500 - 23,000 = 10 on the Master Class Rating Chart and SAR is a 0 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 10 +0 = 10. Since Sister Berta was 23 3/4 lengths behind in this race we do not rate the race for Class. Any race 14 lengths or more is not rated for Class as explained in the Class Conversion Chart.

27 July race is at Saratoga (SAR) for a Clm 25000 and finished 5 by 3 3/4 lengths. The race was run on a Good (gd) track so the race is excused for Off Track (#2). The class rating for Clm 25000 at Bel fits under 28,500 - 23,000 = 10 on the Master Class Rating Chart and BEL is a 0 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 10 +0 = 10. The horse is 5th by 3 3/4 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 3 3/4 lengths fits under "1/4 to 5 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 1 conversion number. Final class rating for the 27 Jul race would be 10 + 0 + 1 = 11.

17 July race is at Belmont (BEL) for a Clm 20000 and finished 2nd by 4 1/2 lengths. There is no excuse in this race. We will stop on this race. The class rating for Clm 20000 at Bel fits under 22,500 - 18,000 = 11 on the Master Class Rating Chart and BEL is a 0 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 11 +0 = 11. The horse is 2nd by 4 1/2 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 4 1/2 lengths fits under "1/4 to 5 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 1 conversion number. The final class rating for the 17 Jul race would be 11 + 0 + 1=12.

Take the lowest number of the races we looked at.

We looked at 4 races to find Sister Berta's Class Rating.

14 Sep race  is 12

15 Aug race is not rated

27 July race  is 11

17 July race is 12

Sister Berta's final class rating is 11. Today's class rating is 11. Final One Step Rating for Sister Berta is 11 - 11 or zero 0 ( 0 )  which is equal to par.

2 Mordecai Jones - Last race out was on 14 Aug at Monmouth Park (MTH) for a Claiming 25000 and finished 2nd by 1 3/4 lengths.  The race was run on a Sloppy (sly) track so the race is excused for Off Track (#2). The class rating for Clm 25000 at Mth fits under 28,500 - 23,000 = 10 on the Master Class Rating Chart and MTH is a 2 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 10 +2 = 12. The horse is 2nd by 1 3/4 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 1 3/4 lengths fits under "1/4 to 5 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 1 conversion number. The final class rating for the 14 Aug race would be 10 + 2 + 1=13.

29 July race is at Monmouth Park (MTH) for a Claiming 30000 and finished 3rd by 7 1/4 lengths. The race was run on a Good (gd) track so the race is excused for Off Track (#2). The class rating for Clm 30000 at Mth fits under 35,000 - 29,000 = 9 on the Master Class Rating Chart and MTH is a 2 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 9 + 2 = 11. The horse is 3rd by by 7 1/4 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 7 1/4 lengths fits under "5 1/4 to 9 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 2 conversion numbers. The final class rating for the 29 July race would be 9 + 2 + 2=13. 

15 July race is at Monmouth Park (MTH) for a Claiming 25000 and finished 4th by 3 1/2 lengths. There is no excuse in this race. We will stop here. The class rating for Clm 25000 at Mth fits under 28,500 - 23,000 = 10 on the Master Class Rating Chart and MTH is a 2 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 10 +2 = 12. The horse is 4th by 3 1/2 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 3 1/2 lengths fits under "1/4 to 5 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 1 conversion number. The final class rating for the 15 Jul race would be 10 + 2 + 1=13.

Take the lowest number of the races we looked at.

We looked at 3 races.

14 Aug race  is 13

29 July race  is 13

15 July race is 13

Mordecai Jones's final class rating is 13. Today's class rating is 11. Final One Step Rating for Mordecai Jones is 11 - 13 or minus 2 ( -2 ) 2 levels cheaper than par.

11 High Strider - Last race was on 15 Aug at Saratoga for a Clm 25000 race and finished 7th by 27 lengths. The horse is eliminated for Elimination Rule #4.

12 Shahadaroba - Last race was on 14 Aug at Monmouth Park (MTH) and she did not finish the race. The horse is eliminated for Elimination Rule #1.

3 Poppy Day -  Last Race was on 15 Aug at Saratoga (SAR) for a Clm 25000 and finished 4th 18 1/2 lengths behind the winner. He is eliminated because he finished 18 lengths or more from the winner using Elimination Rule #4. 

5  Makeminechocolate - Last race was on 14 Aug at Saratoga (SAR) for a NW1 Allowance State Bred Race and finished 7th by 5 1/4 lengths. The race is excused for Off Rest (#5). She is coming off of a rest from 26 June to 14 Aug. That is 49 days between these 2 races. We are looking for more than 25 days to excuse the race and be able to go back to the next race in the past performances. The class rating for NW1 Alw is 7 on the Master Class Rating Chart and SAR is a 0 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. A State Bred race is penalized 1 class level as explained in "Let's Rate a Race". So the race class is 7 + 0 + 1 = 8. The horse is 5 1/4 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 5 1/4 lengths fits under "5 1/4 to 9 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 2 conversion numbers. The final class rating for the 14 Aug race would be 7 + 0 + 1 + 2=10.

26 June race is at Belmont (BEL) for NW1 Allowance State Bred Race and finished 6th by 5 lengths. The race is excused for Off Rest (#5). She is coming off of a rest from 14 May to 26 June. That is 43 days between these 2 races. We are looking for more than 25 days to excuse the race and be able to go back to the next race in the past performances. The class rating for NW1 Alw is 7 on the Master Class Rating Chart and BEL is a 0 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. A State Bred race is penalized 1 class level as explained in "Let's Rate a Race". So the race class is 7 +0 + 1 = 8. The horse is 5 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 5 lengths fits under "1/4 to 5 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 1 conversion number. The final class rating for the 26 June race would be 7 + 0 + 1 + 1= 9.

14 May race is at Belmont (BEL) for NW1 Allowance State Bred Race and finished 4th by 1 3/4 lengths. The race is excused for Off Rest (#5). She is coming off of a rest from 4 Mar to 14 May. That is 71 days between these 2 races. We are looking for more than 25 days to excuse the race and be able to go back to the next race in the past performances. The class rating for NW1 Alw is 7 on the Master Class Rating Chart and BEL is a 0 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. A State Bred race is penalized 1 class level as explained in "Let's Rate a Race". So the race class is 7 +0 + 1 = 8. The horse is 1 3/4 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 1 3/4 lengths fits under "1/4 to 5 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 1 conversion number. The final class rating for the 14 May race would be 7 + 0 + 1 + 1= 9.

4 Mar race is at Gulfstream (GP) for a Clm 30000 race and finished 3rd by 1 1/4 lengths. The race is excused for Off Rest (#5). She is coming off of a rest from 29 Jan to 4 Mar. That is 34 days between these 2 races. We are looking for more than 25 days to excuse the race and be able to go back to the next race in the past performances. The class rating for Clm 30000 fits under 35,0000 - 29,000 = 9 on the Master Class Rating Chart and GP is a 1 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 9 + 1 = 10. The horse is 3rd by 1 1/4 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 1 1/4 lengths fits under "1/4 to 5 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 1 conversion number. The final class rating for the 11 Nov race would be 9 + 1 + 1 = 11.

29 Jan race is at Gulfstream (GP) for a Clm 30000 race and finished 2nd by 3/4 lengths. The race is excused for Off Rest (#5). She is coming off of a rest from 28 Nov to 29 Jan. That is 31 days between these 2 races. We are looking for more than 25 days to excuse the race and be able to go back to the next race in the past performances. The class rating for Clm 30000 fits under 35,0000 - 29,000 = 9 on the Master Class Rating Chart and GP is a 1 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 9 + 1 = 10. The horse is 2nd by 3/4 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 3/4 lengths fits under "1/4 to 5 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 1 conversion number. The final class rating for the 29 Jan race would be 9 + 1 + 1 = 11.

28 Nov race is at Aqueduct (AQU) for Clm 25000 and she won the race. Winning a race is an excuse Win Excuse (#1).  The class rating for Clm 25000 fits under 28,5000 - 23,000 = 10 on the Master Class Rating Chart and AQU is a 0 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 10 + 0 = 10. The horse won the race. The final class rating for the 28 Nov race would be 10 + 0 =10.

11 Nov race is at Aqueduct (AQU) for Clm 25000 and finished 4th by 2 1/4 lengths. There is no excuse in this race. The class rating for Clm 25000 fits under 28,5000 - 23,000 = 10 on the Master Class Rating Chart and AQU is a 0 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 10 + 0 = 10. The horse is 4th by 2 1/4 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 2 1/4 lengths fits under "1/4 to 5 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 1 conversion number. The final class rating for the 11 Nov race would be 10 + 0 + 1 = 11. We will stop on this race.

Take the lowest number of the races we looked at.

We looked at 7 races.

14 Aug race is 10

26 June race  is 9

14 May race  is 9

4 Mar race is 11

29 Jan race  is 11

28 Nov race  is 10

11 Nov race is 11

Makeminechocolate final class rating is 9. Today's class rating is 11. Final One Step Rating for Makeminechocolate is 11 - 9 or plus 2 ( +2 ) 2 levels better than par.

6 Far From Shy - Last race on 21 Aug at Monmouth Park (MTH) for a Clm 20000 and finished 6th by 5 1/2 lengths.  The race is excused for Off Rest (#5). She is coming off of a rest from 8 July to 21 Aug. That is 43 days between these 2 races. We are looking for more than 25 days to excuse the race and be able to go back to the next race in the past performances. The class rating for Clm 20000 fits under 22,5000 - 18,000 = 11 on the Master Class Rating Chart and MTH is a 2 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 11 + 2 = 13. The horse is 6th by 5 1/2 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 5 1/2 lengths fits under "5 1/4 to 9 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 2 conversion numbers. The final class rating for the 21 Aug race would be 11 + 2 + 2 = 15.

8 July race is at Monmouth Park (MTH) for a Clm 25000 and finished 2nd by a head.  The race is excused for Off Rest (#5). She is coming off of a rest from 4 June to 8 July. That is 34 days between these 2 races. We are looking for more than 25 days to excuse the race and be able to go back to the next race in the past performances. The class rating for Clm 25000 fits under 28,5000 - 23,000 = 10 on the Master Class Rating Chart and MTH is a 2 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 10 + 2 = 12. The horse is a head behind.   The horse is not penalized if they finished less than 1/4 length behind. The final class rating for the 8 July race would be 10 + 2  = 12.

4 June race is at Monmouth Park (MTH) for a Optional Claiming 35000. An Optional Claiming race is graded the same as a Claiming race. So the price that is in the conditions is how we will rate the race. This race is rated as a Clm 35000 race and finished 5th by 5 3/4 lengths. The race is excused for Off Rest (#5). She is coming off of a rest from 30 April to 4 June. That is 35 days between these 2 races. We are looking for more than 25 days to excuse the race and be able to go back to the next race in the past performances The class rating for Clm 35000 fits under 35,000 - 29,000 = 9 on the Master Class Rating Chart and MTH is a 2 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 9 + 2 = 11. The horse is 5 3/4 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 5 3/4 lengths fits under "5 1/4 to 9 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 2 conversion numbers. The final class rating for the 4 Jun race would be 9 + 2 + 2 = 13.

30 April race is at Atlantic City (ATL) for a Alw 25000s and finished 4th by 4 lengths. This is a Starter Allowance race for 25000 Claimers. We rate a Starter Allowance race not like an Allowance race but as a Claiming race. So we will rate this race as a Claiming 25000 race. The race is excused for Off Rest (#5). She is coming off of a rest from 18 Mar to 30 April.  That is 43 days between these 2 races. We are looking for more than 25 days to excuse the race and be able to go back to the next race in the past performances The class rating for Clm 25000 fits under 28,500 - 23,000 = 10 on the Master Class Rating Chart and ATL is a 2 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 10 + 2 = 12. The horse is 4 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 4 lengths fits under "1/4 to 5 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 1 conversion number. The final class rating for the 30 Apr race would be 10 + 2 + 1 = 13.

18 Mar is at Gulfstream (GP) for  ALW 25000s and finished 2nd by 4 3/4 lengths. This is a Starter Allowance race for 25000 Claimers. We rate a Starter Allowance race not like an Allowance race but as a Claiming race. So we will rate this race as a Claiming 25000 race. The race is excused for Off Rest (#5). She is coming off of a rest from 29 Jan to 18 Mar.  That is 48 days between these 2 races. We are looking for more than 25 days to excuse the race and be able to go back to the next race in the past performances The class rating for Clm 25000 fits under 28,500 - 23,000 = 10 on the Master Class Rating Chart and GP is a 1 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 10 + 1 = 11. The horse is 4  3/4 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 4 3/4 lengths fits under "1/4 to 5 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 1 conversion number. The final class rating for the 18 Mar race would be 10 + 1 + 1 = 12.

29 Jan is at at Gulfstream (GP) for  ALW 25000s and finished 6th by 6 1/2 lengths. This is a Starter Allowance race for 25000 Claimers. We rate a Starter Allowance race not like an Allowance race but as a Claiming race. So we will rate this race as a Claiming 25000 race. The race is not excused. We will stop here. There are no other excuses. The class rating for Clm 25000 fits under 28,500 - 23,000 = 10 on the Master Class Rating Chart and GP is a 1 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 10 + 1 = 11. The horse is 6 1/2 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 6 1/2 lengths fits under "5 1/4 to 9 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 2 conversion numbers. The final class rating for the 29 Jan race would be 10 + 1 + 2 = 13.

Take the lowest number of the races we looked at.

We looked at 6 races.

21 Aug race is 15

8 Jul race is 12

4 Jun race  is 13

30 Apr race is 13

18 Mar race  is 12

29 Jan race  is 13

Far From Shy final class rating is 12. Today's class rating is 11. Final One Step Rating for Far From Shy is 11 - 12 or minus 1 ( -1 ) 1 level worse than par.

7 Unique Citizen -  Last race on 14 Sep at Belmont Park (BEL) for a Clm 20000 and finished 9th by 7 1/4 lengths.  The race is excused for Off Rest (#5). She is coming off of a rest from 27 July to 14 Sep. That is 49 days between these 2 races. We are looking for more than 25 days to excuse the race and be able to go back to the next race in the past performances. The class rating for Clm 20000 fits under 22,5000 - 18,000 = 11 on the Master Class Rating Chart and BEL is a 0 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 11 + 0 = 11. The horse is 7 1/4 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 7 1/4 lengths fits under "5 1/4 to 9 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 2 conversion numbers. The final class rating for the 14 Sep race would be 11 +0 + 2 = 13.

27 Jul race is at Saratoga (SAR) for a Clm 25000 race and finished 8th by 9 3/4 lengths. The race is excused for Off Track (#2). She ran on a Good (gd) track. The class rating for Clm 25000 fits under 28,5000 - 23,000 = 10 on the Master Class Rating Chart and SAR is a 0 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 10 + 0 = 10. The horse is 9 3/4 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 9 3/4 lengths fits under "9 1/4 to 14 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 3 conversion numbers. The final class rating for the 27 July race would be 10 +0 + 3 = 13.

7 Jul race is at Belmont (BEL) for a Alw50000s and finished 6th by 4 3/4 lengths. This is a Starter Allowance race for 50000 Claimers. We rate a Starter Allowance race not like an Allowance race but as a Claiming race. So we will rate this race as a Claiming 50000 race. The race is excused for Off Rest (#5). She is coming off of a rest from 21 Nov to 7 Jul.  That is 197 days between these 2 races. We are looking for more than 25 days to excuse the race and be able to go back to the next race in the past performances. The class rating for Clm 50000 fits under 50,000 - 41,000 = 7 on the Master Class Rating Chart and BEL is a 0 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 7 + 0 = 7. The horse is 4 3/4 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 4 3/4 lengths fits under "1/4 to 5 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 1 conversion number. The final class rating for the 7 Jul race would be 7 + 0 + 1 = 8.

21 Nov is at Aqueduct (AQU) for a Alw50000s and finished 6th by 5 1/2 lengths. This is a Starter Allowance race for 50000 Claimers. We rate a Starter Allowance race not like an Allowance race but as a Claiming race. So we will rate this race as a Claiming 50000 race. The race is excused for Off Rest (#5). She is coming off of a rest from 24 Sep to 21 Nov.  That is 58 days between these 2 races. We are looking for more than 25 days to excuse the race and be able to go back to the next race in the past performances. The class rating for Clm 50000 fits under 50,000 - 41,000 = 7 on the Master Class Rating Chart and AQU is a 0 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 7 + 0 = 7. The horse is 5 1/2 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 5 1/2 lengths fits under "5 1/4 to 9 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 2 conversion numbers. The final class rating for the 21 Nov race would be 7 + 0 + 2 = 9.

24 Sep is at Belmont (BEL) for Alw50000s and finished 8th by 6 1/2 lengths. This is a Starter Allowance race for 50000 Claimers. We rate a Starter Allowance race not like an Allowance race but as a Claiming race. So we will rate this race as a Claiming 50000 race. The race is excused for Off Rest (#5). She is coming off of a rest from 26 Aug to 24 Sep.  That is 29 days between these 2 races. We are looking for more than 25 days to excuse the race and be able to go back to the next race in the past performances. The class rating for Clm 50000 fits under 50,000 - 41,000 = 7 on the Master Class Rating Chart and BEL is a 0 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 7 + 0 = 7. The horse is 6 1/2 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 6 1/2 lengths fits under "5 1/4 to 9 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 2 conversion numbers. The final class rating for the 24 Sep race would be 7 + 0 + 2 = 9.

26 Aug is at Saratoga (SAR) for Alw50000s and finished 5th by 1 1/2 lengths. This is a Starter Allowance race for 50000 Claimers. We rate a Starter Allowance race not like an Allowance race but as a Claiming race. So we will rate this race as a Claiming 50000 race. The race is excused for Off Track (#2). She ran on a Good (gd) track. The class rating for Clm 50000 fits under 50,000 - 41,000 = 7 on the Master Class Rating Chart and SAR is a 0 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 7 + 0 = 7. The horse is 1 1/2 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 1 1/2 lengths fits under "1/4 to 5 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 1 conversion number. The final class rating for the 24 Aug race would be 7 + 0 + 1 = 8.

5 Aug is at Saratoga (SAR) for Alw50000s and finished 5th by 7 lengths. This is a Starter Allowance race for 50000 Claimers. We rate a Starter Allowance race not like an Allowance race but as a Claiming race. So we will rate this race as a Claiming 50000 race. There is no excuse in this race. So we will stop here. The horse is dropping in Class today from a 50000 race to a 20000 race today but since she has run a Good race for the 50000 on 26 Aug finishing in that race only 1 1/2 lengths behind,  the race we will not be excused for Dropping class. A Good race is explained in Dropping Class (#4) under Excuses. The class rating for Clm 50000 fits under 50,000 - 41,000 = 7 on the Master Class Rating Chart and SAR is a 0 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 7 + 0 = 7. The horse is 7 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 7 lengths fits under "5 1/4 to 9 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 2 conversion numbers. The final class rating for the 5 Aug race would be 7 + 0 + 2 = 9.

Take the lowest number of the races we looked at.

We looked at 7 races.

14 Sep race is 13

27 Jul race is 13

7 Jul race  is 8

21 Nov race is 9

24 Sep race  is 9

26 Aug race  is 8

5 Aug race  is 9

Unique Citizen final class rating is 8. Today's class rating is 11. Final One Step Rating for Unique Citizen is 11 - 8 or plus 3 (+3 ) 3 levels better than par.

8 Bobs Pinup Girl - Last race was on 27 July at Saratoga (SAR) for a Clm 25000 and finished 6th by 4 1/4 lengths. The horse is eliminated from the race because he has not run a race in 50 days Elimination Rule #3.

9 Emerald Song - Last race was on 3 Sep at Delaware Park (DEL) for a Optional Claiming 40000 and finished 8th by 5 1/2 lengths. An Optional Claiming race is graded the same as a Claiming race. So the price that is in the conditions is how we will rate the race. This race is rated as a Clm 40000 race. The race is excused for Off Rest (#5). She is coming off of a rest from 16 Jul to 3 Sep.  That is 39 days between these 2 races. We are looking for more than 25 days to excuse the race and be able to go back to the next race in the past performances The class rating for Clm 40000 fits under 40,000 - 35,500 = 8 on the Master Class Rating Chart and DEL is a 2 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is 8 + 2 = 10. The horse is 5 1/2 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 5 1/2 lengths fits under "5 1/4 to 9 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 2 conversion numbers. The final class rating for the 21 Nov race would be 8 + 2 + 2 = 12.

16 Jul race is at Parx (PRX) for a NW1 Allowance race and finished 2 by 3 lengths. The horse is excused for Dropping Class (#4).The class rating for NW1 Alw race is 7 on the Master Class Rating Chart and PRX is a 3 class track under the Class Rating Adjustment Chart. So the race class is  7 + 3=10. The horse is 3 lengths behind.  Look at your Class Conversion Chart found under "How to Determine the Class of Each Horse". Using the chart 3 lengths fits under "1/4 to 5 Lengths" and you penalize the horse 1 conversion number. The final class rating for the 16 Jul race would be 7 + 3 + 1 = 11. There is no excuse for this race because today's race Class rate is 11. If the final class rating for this was a 10 then we would excuse for Dropping Class (#4).  But the final class rating is 11.  We will stop here.

Take the lowest number of the races we looked at.

We looked at 2 races.

3 Sep race is 12

16 Jul race is 11

Emerald Song's final class rating is 11. Today's class rating is 11. Final One Step Rating for Emerald Song is 11 - 11 or zero  ( 0 ) equal to par.

10 Go Go Pink - Horse is scratched

The race is now finished. We select the BEST One Step rating and this horse becomes our win play. Remember a + is better than a minus.  +2 is better than a +1, a 0 (zero) is better than an -1.

Summary of Race - Horses remaining in the race are

Sister Berta with a 0 One Step Rating

Mordecai Jones with a -2

Makeminechocolate with a +2

Far From Shy with a -1

Unique Citizen with a +3

Emerald Song with a 0.

The win play is Unique Citizen who won and paid a $119.50 to win for a $2.00 Bet. This is UNBELIEVABLE but this race is handicapped no different than any other race.