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Aerial view of San Lazaro Race Course, Manila, 1932. As one of the oldest racing clubs still existing in the Asia-Pacific region, the Manila Jockey Club was established in 1867 [1] by Governor General José de la Gándara y Navarro along with about 100 people from Spanish, American and Filipino clans from Manila. [2]
Also during 2005 the MJCI developed a website featuring horseraces, tips, and results. [2] In 2006, MJCI became the first horse racing club in the Philippines to provide horse racing information through text messaging, a program known as the Karera Info sa Text, with plans to introduce betting via text message. [2]
The Daily Racing Form (DRF) (referred to as the Racing Form or "Form" and sometimes "telegraph" or "telly") is a tabloid newspaper founded in 1894 in Chicago, Illinois, by Frank Brunell. The paper publishes the past performances of racehorses as a statistical service for bettors covering horse racing in North America. [1]
Portway Press Ltd was formed in 1948 by Phil Bull, who wanted to establish a mathematical link to a horse's performance, based on the time the horse recorded. At a time when such data was virtually unheard of, Bull started publishing a racing annual, which evolved into the "Racehorses Of.." series.
In Betting Thoroughbreds, Steve Davidowitz claimed that (in 1974), "the top-figure horse wins 35 percent of the time, at a slight loss for every $2.00 wagered." This is an example of using the top figure as a "power rating," or singular measure of a horse's ability. In horse racing, power ratings are generally called class ratings.
An example of 1950 racing results from Washington Park Race Track highlighting the payout for successful daily double wagers. A daily double is a parimutuel wager offered by horse racing and greyhound racing tracks in North America.
The American Champion Male Turf Horse award is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor. The award originated in 1953 when the Daily Racing Form (DRF) named Iceberg II their champion. The Thoroughbred Racing Association (TRA) added the category in 1967. The organisations disagreed only once, in 1968.
Indicates a horse has won over course and distance Form is arranged chronologically from left (oldest) to right (newest). So, in the example above, the horse Mill Reef gained a fourth place, followed by a third, then took some time out from racing, then gained a second followed by falling in the next race, and its latest result was a win.