The XTRAS
The XTRAS are the definitive handicapping tool for evaluating thoroughbred performance and form cycles.
The XTRAS will allow you to interpret "the race within the race" and focus on CONDITION angles overlooked by the public and other figure players. At a glance, you can isolate hoses with "hidden" moves.
On each page of The XTRAS, the last 3 years of a horse's performance are presented. The final numbers are graphed in the larger area of each yearly column, and the extra numbers are to the right. The number in parentheses ( ) is always the 4 furlong or pace number. If a dirt race was longer than 6f, the smaller number to the left of the pace number is the 6f turnback number. In dirt sprints only, the two furlong number is to the right of the pace number.
All of our numbers are hand crafted and velocity based. They are adjusted for wind, weight, track configurations, and our proprietary track variants. The graphed final numbers are reported in 1/4 point increments, while the extra numbers are rounded to whole numbers. The higher the number, the better the performance. Weight is already factored into previous races. If contenders are not carrying equal weights today, credit horses carrying lower weight by .20 "final number" points per lb.
The XTRAS are produced daily for various tracks (click Order page in left sidebar for current coverage) and is in pdf format. To read pdf files you need Acrobat Reader, a free and widely used program you can get by clicking:
When you decide to purchase, The XTRAS are immediately downloadable from the Order page or via email.
For an example of our daily product:
The XTRAS SAMPLE: CHURCHILL DOWNS (05.06.06)
NOTE: The XTRAS run about 35-50 pages per track. Download time using a dial-up connection at 28.8k is just over 2 minutes. Cable modems & DSL are enormously faster.
We provide consulting services to various thoroughbred racing professionals. Please email us if you would like to know more about this service.
Legend Download (.pdf file)
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TRACK CODES & OTHER INFO |
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| + 1/4 point " 1/2 point - minus 1/4 point > wet fast ^ good / sloppy \ muddy < slow + heavy : frozen = turf ^= good turf .= yielding turf := soft turf += heavy turf *= hard turf w won race ( ) no pace number calculated -- no final number calculated xx did not finish/eased
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DISTANCE CODES |
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| light italic < 6f | 70 | |
| light 6f - 7-1/2 f | 70 | |
| bold 8f - 9-1/2 f | 70 | |
| bold italic 10f or longer | 70 | |
TRACK CODES |
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AL ALBUQUERQUE AP ARLINGTON AQ AQUEDUCT AR ARAPAHOE AC ATLANTIC CITY BE BELMONT BU BEULAH BM BAY MEADOWS BF BAY MEADOWS FAIR CB CANTERBURY CD CHURCHILL CN COLONIAL CR CALDER CT CHARLES TOWN DE DELAWARE DM DEL MAR EP ELLIS PARK EM EMERALD DOWNS EV EVANGELINE DOWNS FE FORT ERIE FR FERNDALE FG FAIR GROUNDS FL FINGER LAKES FN FRESNO FO FONNER PARK FP FAIRMOUNT PARK FX FAIRPLEX FS FLAGSTAFF GG GOLDEN GATE GL GREAT LAKES GP GULFSTREAM GR GREENLEE FAIR GS GARDEN STATE HW HAWTHORNE HI HIALEAH HO HOLLYWOOD HR HOOSIER HU SAM HOUSTON HS HASTINGS KD KENTUCKY DOWNS KE KEENELAND LD LOUISIANA DOWNS LN LINCOLN FAIR LR LAUREL LS LONE STAR ME MEADOWLANDS MN MOUNTAINEER MP MONMOUTH OP OAKLAWN PARK PN PENN NATIONAL PH PHILADELPHIA PI PIMLICO PY PLAYFAIR PL PLEASANTON PM PORTLAND MEADOWS PD PRESCOTT DOWNS PR PRAIRIE MEADOWS RD RIVER DOWNS RE RETAMA RK ROCKINGHAM RP REMINGTON PARK RU RUIDOSO DOWNS SA SANTA ANITA SC SACRAMENTO SR SARATOGA SO SOLANO SP SPORTSMANS SN SANTA ROSA SY SUN RAY PARK ST STOCKTON SU SUFFOLK DOWNS TA TAMPA BAY TD THISTLEDOWN TI TIMONIUM TP TURFWAY PARK TU TURF PARADISE WD WOODLANDS WO WOODBINE WR WILL ROGERS YAV YAVAPAI DOWNS YD YELLOWSTONE |
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