TURF TO DIRT PEDIGREE

Fires when today's surface is dirt, the last-race surface was turf, and the horse's turf pedigree rating meets our threshhold. A high turf pedigree on a horse switching back to dirt is an unusual combination that suggests the horse may have been trying turf to leverage its breeding, but the dirt form may now look better in context. Horses with strong turf pedigrees that race on dirt often carry athleticism and stamina that translates across surfaces, particularly when the trainer has tested both and is returning to dirt.