APPENDIX 1

Mutuels for Each $2.00 Bet

Explanation of Classification (New YorkState)

The official rule on classification prescribes a formula for classifying horses based upon the total of their life's money winnings, as per table below, and by assigning horses to one of the letter classes based upon the racing secretary's analysis of its racing record and his opinion of the horse's qualifica­tions.

RACING YEAR FOR THE RECORD, STARTS DECEMBER 1, and ends November 30

Class Non-winners of Class Non-winners of

30...........       ................... $ 200 19                   $ 5,000

28...........       ................... 400    18                   6,000

26...........       ................... 700    17                   8,000

25...........       ................... 1,000 16                   10,000

24...........       ................... 1,500 15                   15,000

23...........       ................... 2,000 14                   20,000

22                 ................... 2,500 12                   25,000

21                 ................... 3,000 10                   35,000

20                 ................... 4,000   5                   50,000

Free For All (F.F.A.) (Winners of $50,000 and over)

A deduction of 50% of the money winnings of two- and three-year-olds is allowed; but thereafter all winnings are in­cluded to determine the numbered class to which a horse is eligible.

The Race Secretary may impose further conditions which will appear in the race headings.

Lettered classes are as follows: FFA, JFA, AA, A, B, C, D.

Classification may be changed at the racing secretary's dis­cretion except that horses classified A or slower shall not be advanced or moved back more than one class at one given time except:

At the start of the year 1959 two, three and four years olds when first classified shall not be advanced until he has had a minimum of three starts in such class and he has won a race in such class. This rule applies to each subsequent class until he has reached the AA class.

No two, three or four year olds may be classified by letter until eligible to money winning class 21 or faster, unless it has won three overnite races at an extended pari-mutuel meeting during the current season, or unless the owner or his authorized agent request in writing that the horse be so classified.

Horses must be eligible when entries close but winnings on closing date of eligibility shall not be considered.

APPENDIX 3

Comparisons of Tracks

This appendix is concerned with comparing the quality of horses racing on different tracks. It is sometimes a difficult matter to know where a horse who has been racing at Free­hold Raceway (for example) fits when brought to Yonkers Raceway. While it is impossible to state flatly that a C horse at Freehold would be a D horse at Yonkers (and hence would be unable to race there as Yonkers has no D classifica­tion), it is nevertheless a fact that the competition, purses, speed and drivers are not the same at these two tracks.

I have therefore made up a comparative listing of the major harness tracks found in the United States. It is sug­gested that this chart be used as an indicator of comparative class. These tracks will be arbitrarily classified by a lettered designation such as A, B, and C. Tracks designated A have the toughest competition, biggest purses, fastest times, and finest drivers; B tracks are not as competitive; and C tracks are less competitive than B. It would be wholly a question of judgment as to whether a horse from a C track going to an A track in the same lettered racing class designation, say FFA, could be considered "in" the race or outclassed. It should suffice to state that the caliber of competition present in the new grounds would most certainly be greater, and hence the horse might be considered as outclassed until further in­spection.

The following, then, is a guide of approximate standards and while not proposed as being used for a stiff, inflexible listing, is nevertheless very helpful in figuring class comparisons at different tracks.

olass A (major tracks)'Name Abbreviation Comparative Speed

Yonkers Raceway                        YR   2:05.1

Roosevelt Raceway                      RR    2:05

Santa Anita (mile track)                SA    2:02.2

Lexington (mile track)                   Lex   2:01.3

class B (good tracks)

Laurel            Lau                         2:05.1

Blue Bonnets Blue Bonnets                —

Baltimore Raceway                      Bait   2:05.2

Batavia          BTVA                    2:06

Brandywine   Brdwn                    2:05.1

Sportsmans Park {5/8 mile track) SP    2:05.2

Hollywood Park                           Hoi Pk          2:02

Vernon Downs (¾ mile track)      VD   2:02

class C (minor tracks)

Hillards          Hill                         2:06.2

Freehold        FHLD                    2:06.2

Painsville        Pain                        2:06

Delaware       Dela                       2:04.3

Saratoga        Stga                        2:04.4

Northfield      Nrfld                      2:05

Maywood      May                       2:05.1

Grandview     Gran                       2:05.2

Foxboro        Fox                        2:06

Ocean Downs                              Oc Dns         2:06

Hazel Park (5/8 mile track)           HP    2:04

Kentucky Raceway (5/8 mile)      KR    2:04

Guideposts to Winning

1. Don't be influenced by the horse's name.
   
   
2. Don't bet on slow, sloppy or muddy tracks.
   
   
3. Don't bet on 2-year-olds or horses which have run fewer than ten races in their lifetime.
   
   
4. Don't bet on breeding.
   
   
5. Don't bet on a losing driver.
   
   
6. Don't use qualifying races as a guide.
   
   
7. Don't be influenced by price.
   
   
8. Don't play drivers.
   
   
9. Bet either straight place or straight win—no combina­tions, no show bets.
   
   
10. Be wary of horses who have been out of their regular running cycle.
    
    
11. Take present form from the last three or four races only.
    
    
12. Do not bet every race.