{"id":19603,"date":"2014-03-08T11:50:46","date_gmt":"2014-03-08T16:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=19603"},"modified":"2014-03-07T23:54:52","modified_gmt":"2014-03-08T04:54:52","slug":"track-class-placement-placement-placement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=19603","title":{"rendered":"TRACK CLASS – PLACEMENT PLACEMENT PLACEMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all understand the benefits of placing your horses at the proper class level.\u00a0 Horses racing at the proper level give your horses the best chances to succeed.\u00a0 While proper placement has much to do racing conditions and levels such as claiming, allowance or stakes, there is also another class factor that is equally important, TRACK CLASS<\/strong> and SIRE TRACK CLASS<\/strong>. \u00a0In real life we all know that there is a great difference from horses that race at Belmont Park and horses that race at Finger Lakes. Same can be said of horses that race at Churchill Down and Delta Downs.\u00a0 The same is true of the tracks in the SIM.<\/p>\n

With the influx of so many new players to derbyfever, I thought I would provide my interpretation of TRACK CLASS<\/strong> and SIRE<\/strong> TRACK CLASS<\/strong> with a couple of charts that might be helpful to new and old players alike.<\/p>\n

The TRACK CLASS<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span> chart is separated by regions.\u00a0 Each region is broken down from top class tracks to lower level tracks.\u00a0 Track class is determined by the purse structure of the MSW races at each track.\u00a0 The reason I use the MSW races for this breakdown is because Maiden Special Weight races are the one common denominator at every track.<\/p>\n

Example:\u00a0 using the WESTERN AMERICAS<\/strong> Tracks, MSW races in Wyoming are $11,000 purses while in California the MSW races are $56,000 purses.\u00a0 You should expect that the horses entered in California races will be better horses.\u00a0 No matter what class you are running your horse at, claiming, Allowance, or MSW, California races will have the highest purse structure and will naturally attract better runners.\u00a0 Horse not running well in California and you want to stay in that region? Then try your horse at one of the lower level tracks in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
WESTERN AMERICAS<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WY<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n11<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OR<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n16<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ID<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n22<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CO<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n28<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WA<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n33<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AZ<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n39<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NM<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n45<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BC<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n56<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CA<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n56<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The SIRE TRACK CLASS<\/span><\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/a>chart breaks down 849 sires and project at what level track you should expect your runner to be entered at a competitive level.\u00a0 I took the Sires number of runners, $\/Runner, and average starts per runner, a few calculations and developed a Tack class level for each sire based on past performance.<\/p>\n

EXAMPLE: The first column is the sire.\u00a0 The second column is the number of runner\u2019s produced by the sire.\u00a0 The third column is the average earnings for the runners of that sire.\u00a0 The fourth column is the earnings per start for that sire.\u00a0 I used an average of 23 races per starter for this calculation.\u00a0 The last column is the Track Class that an offspring of that sire should be expected to perform at a competitive level.\u00a0\u00a0 Using the TRACK CLASS<\/strong> chart above you should expect horses sired by AWESOME AGAIN, GIANT\u2019S CAUSEWAY, and EMPIRE MAKER to be competitive in California and BRITISH COLUMBIA, while PEINTRE CELEBRE, POINT GIVEN, and MORE THAN READY might be better suited for Colorado or Washington<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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SIRE<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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RUNNERS<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$\/RUNNER<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$\/STARTS<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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TRACK CLASS<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

AWESOME AGAIN <\/b><\/td>\n\n

1722<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

$176,117 <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7657<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

56128<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

GIANT’S CAUSEWAY <\/b><\/td>\n\n

1955<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

$172,054 <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7481<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

54833<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

EMPIRE MAKER <\/b><\/td>\n\n

1401<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

$160,515 <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6979<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

51155<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

PEINTRE CELEBRE <\/b><\/td>\n\n

992<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

$90,775 <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3947<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

28930<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

POINT GIVEN <\/b><\/td>\n\n

1152<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

$90,548 <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3937<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

28857<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

MORE THAN READY <\/b><\/td>\n\n

1021<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

$90,380 <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3930<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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28804<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Is this an exact science? No, but if you have that horse that you just can’t seem to get placed at the right level, or that maiden making its’ debut, then maybe this is a good jumping off point to give your horse the best chance to win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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