Prelude of Winter Season
Monday, October 29, 2012
Some interesting facts:
1)No race can have less than eight horses and more than 14 horses except for Sweepstakes races.
2)Maximum number of races per day will be 9.
3)HRC is the only centre which gives stakes for 5th and 6th places also for Handicap races.
4)Top weight of all handicap races should be 60kgs and in case if top rated horse weight is less than 60kgs it will be raised to 60kgs and weights of all other horses will be raised relatively
5)No apprentice is permitted to ride in any race for 3 year olds until he/she shall have ridden in atleast ten races. No Apprentice is permitted to ride in any race for 2 year olds until he/she shall have ridden ten winners.
Professionals
Trainers
D Netto:Had just 3 winners in Monsoon season.Stables have good fleet of 50 horses under his charge now.Winter Season is his forte and one can safely assume that his stables will come out firing all guns in winter season.
Narayan Rao:Spent Monsoon in reducing handicap of his wards. Just 27 horses left under his charge,winner count of his stables is usually higher in Winter season,he will try to win races to win back the trust of owners.Should be carefully watched and followed.
Laxman Singh:His stables had very good Monsoon season thanks to some good youngsters and very talented P A Culhane whose guidance his helping them to improve horse performances.Usually his percentage of winning is higher in Monsoon,Winter runs are used to reduce handicaps,yet they manage to get nearly 15-20.
Prasad Raju:Baring winter season of 2010-2011 his stables have performed extremely well in Winters,last year had dream run,should be followed
Anant Vatsalya:Winter season is used to reduce handicap,his horses should not be backed,,,they may just win few races {below 7}.
Anupam Sharma:Lot of entries from this stables on all race days,usually strikes when odds are in favor {between 4-8}.
Jockeys:
All the jockeys which have been retained by stables will do well.
Christopher seems to have improved his wayward habits and sincerely trying to make a comeback.
Track
Professionals
Trainers
D Netto:Had just 3 winners in Monsoon season.Stables have good fleet of 50 horses under his charge now.Winter Season is his forte and one can safely assume that his stables will come out firing all guns in winter season.
Narayan Rao:Spent Monsoon in reducing handicap of his wards. Just 27 horses left under his charge,winner count of his stables is usually higher in Winter season,he will try to win races to win back the trust of owners.Should be carefully watched and followed.
Laxman Singh:His stables had very good Monsoon season thanks to some good youngsters and very talented P A Culhane whose guidance his helping them to improve horse performances.Usually his percentage of winning is higher in Monsoon,Winter runs are used to reduce handicaps,yet they manage to get nearly 15-20.
Prasad Raju:Baring winter season of 2010-2011 his stables have performed extremely well in Winters,last year had dream run,should be followed
Anant Vatsalya:Winter season is used to reduce handicap,his horses should not be backed,,,they may just win few races {below 7}.
Anupam Sharma:Lot of entries from this stables on all race days,usually strikes when odds are in favor {between 4-8}.
Jockeys:
All the jockeys which have been retained by stables will do well.
Christopher seems to have improved his wayward habits and sincerely trying to make a comeback.
This is what a winter race track is all about according to official website of HRC.
The Winter Race Track is tan bark based and is used during the winter period between November and February is 70' or 21.4 meters wide while the track length is about 2150 meters.
What is a Tanbark?
Shredded bark from which the tannin has been extracted, used to cover circus arenas, racetracks, and other surfaces.In other words track is same like a pathway found in forests or other woody area
.Difference between Monsoon track and Winter Track
Monsoon track is sand based,penotrometer reading ranges from 3.5 to as high as 5.4.Timings are slower when compared to Winter.Front runners have advantage on this track.Wear and tear to horse is minimal on this track and hence many classic and costly horses are run only on this track.Track is wider which allows multiple horses extending themselves in case of close finish.
Winter track is hard and as such penotrometer reading ranges from 2 to max 3.2.Timings are relatively faster.Wear and tear to horses is higher on this track.Track is relatively narrow when compared to Monsoon track.
Needless to say that transition from monsoon track to Winter track is not easy for most of the horses.In fact some horses perform well only on winter tracks.
It is indeed very difficult for speed rating analyst to assess the exact potential of horses based on their performances in Monsoon season and if they look for previous year winter runs they are bound to commit a mistake as no horse remains the same after one year.
It will be ideal if for first few meetings only the horses which have reduced handicap in Monsoon season are considered
Horses which are tracked on outergrass {OG} will be on job.
The Winter Race Track is tan bark based and is used during the winter period between November and February is 70' or 21.4 meters wide while the track length is about 2150 meters.
What is a Tanbark?
Shredded bark from which the tannin has been extracted, used to cover circus arenas, racetracks, and other surfaces.In other words track is same like a pathway found in forests or other woody area
.Difference between Monsoon track and Winter Track
Monsoon track is sand based,penotrometer reading ranges from 3.5 to as high as 5.4.Timings are slower when compared to Winter.Front runners have advantage on this track.Wear and tear to horse is minimal on this track and hence many classic and costly horses are run only on this track.Track is wider which allows multiple horses extending themselves in case of close finish.
Winter track is hard and as such penotrometer reading ranges from 2 to max 3.2.Timings are relatively faster.Wear and tear to horses is higher on this track.Track is relatively narrow when compared to Monsoon track.
Needless to say that transition from monsoon track to Winter track is not easy for most of the horses.In fact some horses perform well only on winter tracks.
It is indeed very difficult for speed rating analyst to assess the exact potential of horses based on their performances in Monsoon season and if they look for previous year winter runs they are bound to commit a mistake as no horse remains the same after one year.
It will be ideal if for first few meetings only the horses which have reduced handicap in Monsoon season are considered
Horses which are tracked on outergrass {OG} will be on job.
Following horses can do well in early part of the season.
Al Sarah:Impressive winner ,can repeat in distance of 1200-1400
El paso:Ready to strike in same age group in distance of 1400-1800.
Hidden Power:Something brewing in it,watch out when runs next time in distance of 1000-1200
Iapetus:Knocking door,can win in same age group race in distance upto 1600mts.
Perfect:Getting ready for big coup
Suchiman:In 5yrs up race with 57 kgs weight in distance of 1200-1400
