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Horse Racing Tracks diagrams (Fair Meadows, Finger Lakes, Golden Gate Fields, Lonestark, Oaklawn, Parx, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise)

We have created a collection of US horse race track diagrams for most of the major tracks in the United States. These diagrams/illustrations are copyright-protected assets of Pick Pony. However, you may use them with full attribution.

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History

A brief history of horse racing in the United States

It’s impossible to know precisely when organized horse racing first began. We know that horse racing was part of the Olympic Games in Greece as early as 700 BC.

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PPS

Pick Pony Past Performance Sheets (PPSs)

Here's how to purchase Pick Pony Past Performance (PPs) Sheets.

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Horses

What happens to racehorses when they can no longer race? The fate of retired racehorses is often grim.

A horse should generally be able to work well into its teens. A racehorse career however, typically ends around the age of 6 or 7. For thoroughbreds and standardbreds, there are pretty much only three options for retired horses.

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Tracks

North American (US and Canada) horse racetrack codes, names, and locations

Thoroughbred horse racetracks use abbreviated codes to identify the track the horse ran in. Here is a complete list of North American (US and Canada) horse race track codes, names, and track locations.

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Education

What is the difference between Beyer, BRIS, and TimeformUS speed numbers? Which one is best?

Those magical numbers handicappers use (whether they admit it or not) to rank horses in a summary fashion. There are a variety to choose from but the big ones are Beyer, Bris, and TimeformUS.

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Education

How to use feet-per-second when handicapping a horse race (Hint: It’s all about turn time)

It’s called the “hidden fraction” because it is not clearly evident in horse racing past performances data. Many believe it’s the most important datapoint in the data.

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Resources

Table of furlongs, feet, yards, and miles conversions.

A furlong is a distance unit in imperial units and United States customary units. It is one-eighth of a mile, or roughly 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, 10 chains, or 201 meters. It's mainly used in horse racing and agriculture to measure race lengths and rural field distances.

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Education

At what age are thoroughbred race horses the fastest?

A 2015 study shows that the running performance of Thoroughbred racehorses peaks around the beginning of their fourth year. The report's results matched previous results that studied horses in the United States, Brazil, and Japan.

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Tracks

Sustainability in horse racing? Why, yes. Projects for greener races are starting up all over the world

Horse racing does have a significant impact on the planet, primarily due to travel. It's a global sport with events happening worldwide, leading to frequent travel for racehorse owners and resulting carbon emissions.

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