Race History
The information on this page is informative only.
There is no endorsement, expressed or implied, of the greyhound racing industry.
The following data is typically given for a dog's race history:
- Date
- The date of the race.
- Stadium
- Where the race took place.
- Distance
- The distance of the race in metres and maybe yards.
- Grade
- The grade of the race. See below for an explanation of race grades.
Sometimes this is marked as a "Trial"; this is where the dog is run either by itself or with another dog for assessment of performance. - Dogs
- The number of dogs in the race; usually 6 for UK and Irish races or 8 for US and Australian races.
- Trap Number
- Which trap the dog was in; 1 to 6 for UK and Irish races, 1 to 8 for US and Australian.
Trap 1 is the "inside" trap. - Stime
- When the dog crossed the finishing line for the first time (not the end of the race).
- Posts
- The position of the dog at each bend; the first number is the first bend and so on.
- Finish
- Finishing position of the dog.
- Comments
- Comments about the dog's race. See below for what the abbreviations mean.
- Points
- Points the placing is worth.
- SP
- Starting Price; the betting odds for the dog in the race. An "F" denotes the dog was Favourite, a "J" that it was Joint favourite.
- Weight
- The dog's weight at the start of the race.
- Winner
- The name of the dog that won the race. For trials with two dogs the name of the other dog is given.
- Winning Time
- The winning time for the race.
- Dog's Time
- The finishing time for this dog.
Grading
This information applies to UK and Irish races only; the US and Australia have different gradings.
Dogs and races are graded; races by distance, dogs by average speed over a distance.
Races
Races are graded by distance and designated by a letter as follows:
- Sprint or Dash — (D)
- These are anything less than the standard distance
- Standard distance — (A)
- These are usually the home straight plus one circuit of the track, making four bends in all.
- Stayer's distance — (S)
- Usually the back straight to the finishing line plus one circuit of the track, making six bends.
- Marathon distance — (M)
- These are races of 8 bends or more.
- Hurdles — (H)
- Hurdle races are usually run over the standard distance.
Note: Race grades do not define the actual distance; this depends on the circumference of the track itself, and that varies between stadia. For example, at Peterborough the standard race distance is 420 meters, while at Perry Bar (Birmingham) the same grade of race is 480 meters.
Dogs
Dogs are graded and given a number according to their average speed over a distance. The performance of dogs in graded races is analysed and can result in a dog being raised or lowered 1 or 2 grades.
- Top Grade — (1 – 3)
- Top grade dogs average 38–39 mph
- Middle Grade — (4 – 6)
- These dogs average 37–38 mph
- Low Grade — (7 – 12)
- Most dogs begin and/or end their racing career in these grades where the average speed is 35–37 mph
Putting the race and dog grades together you get to exactly what type of races your dog ran in; for example an A2 race was a graded race over the standard four bend distance for the second grade of dogs over that distance at that track.
Note that dogs can be graded differently for different distances; for example a dog that is fast over the standard distance but can not keep up the pace over longer distances could be both (say) an A1 and an S4.
There are also other types of races that can take place during a race meeting:
- KC
- Kennel Championships
- KS
- Kennel Sweepstakes
- TC
- Trainer's Championships
- IT
- Intertrack Racing
- Hcp
- Handicap Racing
- QS
- Where 2 or 3 semi‐finals take place with the race final being held at the same meeting
- OR
- Open Races which, as the name suggests, are open to any dog that meets the race criteria. This is the upper tier of racing with prize money of anything up to £75,000. Trainers not attached to a track must always place their dogs in open races.
Comment Abbreviations
The comments in your dogs racing history look like double‐dutch the first time you see them. Below are the explanations of what they mean.
They are also available as a PDF document which you can print and have handy when looking at your dog's racing history. Click here to download.
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- A
- always
- Aw
- away
- ALd
- always lead
- A2nd
- always second
- A3rd
- always third
- A4th
- always fourth
- A5th
- always fifth
- A6th
- always sixth
-
- b
- bitch
- Ba
- badly
- Bk
- black
- Blk
- baulked
- Blk1
- baulked 1st bend
- Blk2
- baulked 2nd bend
- Blk3
- baulked 3rd bend
- Blk4
- baulked 4th bend
- Blk5
- baulked 5th bend
- Blk6
- baulked 6th bend
- BlkBS
- baulked back straight
- BlkRi
- baulked on run in
- BlkRu
- baulked on run up
- Bmp
- bumped
- Bmp1
- bumped 1st bend
- Bmp2
- bumped 2nd bend
- Bmp3
- bumped 3rd bend
- Bmp4
- bumped 4th bend
- Bmp5
- bumped 5th bend
- Bmp6
- bumped 6th bend
- BmpBS
- bumped back straight
- BmpRi
- bumped on run in
- BmpRu
- bumped on run up
- Bnc
- bunched
- Bnd
- bend
- Brk
- break
- Btn
- beaten/beaten for
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- C/fv
- co‐fav
- Chl
- challenged
- Chl1
- challenged 1st bend
- Chl2
- challenged 2nd bend
- Chl3
- challenged 3rd bend
- Chl4
- challenged 4th bend
- Chl5
- challenged 5th bend
- Chl6
- challenged 6th bend
- ChlBS
- challenged back straight
- ChlRi
- challenged on run in
- ChlRu
- challenged on run up
- Ck
- checked
- Ck1
- checked 1st bend
- Ck2
- checked 2nd bend
- Ck3
- checked 3rd bend
- Ck4
- checked 4th bend
- Ck5
- checked 5th bend
- Ck6
- checked 6th bend
- CkNrL
- checked near line
- CmAg
- came again
- Crd
- crowded
- Crd1
- crowded 1st bend
- Crd2
- crowded 2nd bend
- Crd3
- crowded 3rd bend
- Crd4
- crowded 4th bend
- Crd5
- crowded 5th bend
- Crd6
- crowded 6th bend
- CrdRi
- crowded on run in
- CrdRu
- crowded on run up
- Crmp
- cramped
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- D
- dog
- DH
- dead‐heat
- dk
- dark
- DNF
- did not finish
- Dis
- distance
- Dsp
- disputed
- Dsp1
- disputed 1st bend
- Dsp2
- disputed 2nd bend
- Dsp3
- disputed 3rd bend
- Dsp4
- disputed 4th bend
- Dsp5
- disputed 5th bend
- Dsp6
- disputed 6th bend
- DspLd
- disputed lead
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- E
- early
- EvAw
- even away
- EvCh
- every chance
-
- F
- fast
- FAw
- fast away
- Fawn
- Fawn
- Fd
- faded
- FdRi
- faded on run in
- Fell
- fell
- Fell1
- fell 1st bend
- Fell2
- fell 2nd bend
- Fell3
- fell 3rd bend
- Fell4
- fell 4th bend
- Fell5
- fell 5th bend
- Fell6
- fell 6th bend
- FelBS
- fell on back straight
- FelRi
- fell on run in
- FelRu
- fell on run up
- Fin
- finished
- FinWl
- finished well
- Fr
- from
- Fv
- favourite
-
- GR
- graded race
-
- H
- hurdle
- Hd
- head
- HldOn
- held on
-
- Imp
- impeded
- Imp1
- impeded 1st bend
- Imp2
- impeded 2nd bend
- Imp3
- impeded 3rd bend
- Imp4
- impeded 4th bend
- Imp5
- impeded 5th bend
- Imp6
- impeded 6th bend
- ImpBS
- impeded back straight
- ImpRi
- impeded on run in
- ImpRu
- impeded on run up
-
- J/fv
- joint‐favourite
-
- KO
- knocked over
- KO1
- knocked over 1st bend
- KO2
- knocked over 2nd bend
- KO3
- knocked over 3rd bend
- KO4
- knocked over 4th bend
- KO5
- knocked over 5th bend
- KO6
- knocked over 6th bend
- KOBS
- knocked back straight
- KORi
- knocked on run in
- KORu
- knocked on run up
-
- Ld
- lead/led
- Ld1
- led 1st bend
- Ld2
- led 2nd bend
- Ld3
- led 3rd bend
- Ld4
- led 4th bend
- Ld5
- led 5th bend
- Ld6
- led 6th bend
- LdNrL
- led near line
- Lm
- lame
- Ln
- line
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- M
- meter(s)
- Mid
- middle
- Msd
- missed
-
- N
- normal
- Nk
- neck
- Nv
- never
- NvShw
- never showed
-
- On
- on
- OR
- open race
- OPR
- open puppy race
- Outp
- outpaced
-
- P
- pace
-
- Q
- quick
- QAw
- quick away
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- ReRn
- re‐run
- R
- run‐in
- RL
- rails/railed
- RL1
- railed 1st bend
- RL1&2
- railed 1st & 2nd bends
- RL2
- railed 2nd bend
- RL3
- railed 3rd bend
- RL3&4
- railed 3rd & 4th bends
- RL4
- railed 4th bend
- RL5
- railed 5th bend
- RL6
- railed 6th bend
- RlRi
- railed on run in
- RnOn
- ran on
- Ru
- run‐up
- RnW
- ran wide
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- SH
- short head
- Sl
- slow
- SlAw, SAw
- slow away
- Slp
- slipped
- Stb
- stumbled
- Stb1
- stumbled 1st Bend
- Stb2
- stumbled 2nd Bend
- Stb3
- stumbled 3rd Bend
- Stb4
- stumbled 4th Bend
- Stb5
- stumbled 5th Bend
- Stb6
- stumbled 6th Bend
- StbRi
- stumbled on run in
- StbRu
- stumbled on run up
- StbTp
- stumbled Traps
- StkRl
- struck rails
- Styd
- stayed
- StyOn
- stayed on
- StyWl
- stayed well
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- TiT
- turned‐in‐traps
- Trec
- track record
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- V
- very
- VW
- very wide
- VW1
- very wide 1st bend
- VW2
- very wide 2nd bend
- VW3
- very wide 3rd bend
- VW4
- very wide 4th bend
- VW5
- very wide 5th bend
- VW6
- very wide 6th bend
- VWBnd
- very wide bends
- VWRi
- very wide on run in
- VWRu
- very wide on run up
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- W
- wide
- W1
- wide 1st bend
- W2
- wide 2nd bend
- W3
- wide 3rd bend
- W4
- wide 4th bend
- W5
- wide 5th bend
- W6
- wide 6th bend
- WBnds
- wide on bends
- WRi
- wide on run in
- WRu
- wide on run up
- Wll
- well
- Wvt
- weight variation trial
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