The American Racing Manual,9780972640183

The American Racing Manual

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ISBN13: 9780972640183
ISBN10: 0972640185
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-06-01
Publisher(s): Daily Racing Form
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Summary

The most in-depth Thoroughbred racing guidebook available. While still the authoritative almanac of Thoroughbred racing when first published in 1896, this edition has grown by leaps and bounds since its inception over a century ago.

Table of Contents

A
Abbreviations for North American tracks
722
American Stud Book, see Rules of Racing Auctions, See Sales
B
Belmont Stakes
chart, 2003
266(759)
facts
1025
previous winners
118(19)
Beyer Figures
Overview
137(1)
Top Figures, 1992-2003
2-year-olds
138(1)
3-year-olds
139(2)
sprinters
141(2)
races more than 1 mile
143(2)
turf
145(240)
Breeders' Cup
Charts
385(649)
Statistics
attendance, handle
1034(13)
breeding, states and countries
1047
dams with multiple starters
1040
horses with multiple starts
1035(11)
important dates in history
1046
leading owners, breeders, jockeys, and trainers
1026(4)
leading sires
1030(13)
miscellany
1043(79)
stakes histories
1122
status of previous winners
1031
Breeding
Annual leading breeder, money won
905(1)
Annual leading breeder, races won
906(75)
Annual leading broodmare sire money won
981(10)
Annual leading freshman sire money won
991
Annual leading juvenile sire, money won
957
Annual leading sire, money won
937
Breeders of millionaires
907
Distribution of stallions and mares
739(154)
Leading breeders, money won, 2003
893(6)
Leading breeders, races won, 2003
899(59)
Leading broodmare sires money won, 2003
958(4)
Leading broodmare sires races won, 2003
962(2)
Leading broodmare sires winning performers, 2003
964(18)
Leading freshman sires money won, 2003
982(2)
Leading freshman sires races won, 2003
984(2)
Leading freshman sires winning performers, 2003
986
Leading juvenile sires, money won, 2003
948(2)
Leading juvenile sires, races won, 2003
950(2)
Leading juvenile sires, winning performers, 2003
952
Leading sires, money won, 2003
919(5)
Leading sires, races won, 2003
924(2)
Leading sires, winning performers, 2003
926(45)
Progeny of leading broodmare sires, 2003
Affirmed
971(4)
Bold Ruckus
975(3)
Crafty Prospector
978
Deputy Minister
966(6)
Dixieland Band
972
Mr. Prospector
967(2)
Relaunch
969(7)
Storm Bird
976
Valid Appeal
974(5)
Woodman
979(9)
Progeny of leading freshman sires, 2003
Doneraile Court
988(1)
Exploit
989(1)
Family Calling
989
Forestry
988(1)
Malibu Moon
988(1)
Mazel Trick
989
Old Trieste
988(1)
Silver Charm
989(1)
Stormin Fever
989
Victory Gallop
988
Progeny of leading juvenile sires, 2003
A.P. Indy
955
Grand Slam
954(1)
Kris S.
955
Saint Ballado
954(1)
Silver Deputy
954(1)
Smoke Glacken
955
Tale of the Cat
954(1)
Unbridled
955(1)
Unbridled's Song
955(1)
Wild Rush
956
Progeny of leading sires, 2003
A.P. Indy
928(1)
Dynaformer
928(1)
El Prado
929(3)
Grand Slam
932(3)
Kris S.
935
Langfuhr
930(1)
Saint Ballado
931(3)
Silver Deputy
934(1)
Smart Strike
935
Unbridled
933
Records of broodmare sires, 2003
580
Records of juvenile sires, 2003
572
Records of sires, 2003
546(392)
Sires of millionaires
938
Stud fees, highest, 2003
918
C
Canadian champions
See Sovereign Awards
Canadian graded stakes
431(307)
Champions, 2003, past performances and three-generation pedigree
Mineshaft, Horse of the Year, Older Male
2(1)
Action This Day, 2-Year-Old Male
3(7)
Aldebaran, Sprinter
10
Azeri, Older Female
7
Bird Town, 3-Year-Old Filly
6
Funny Cide, 3-Year-Old Male
5
Halfbridled, 2-Year-Old Filly
4(4)
High Chaparral, Turf Male
8(1)
Islington, Turf Female
9(2)
McDynamo, Steeplechase Horse
11(23)
Previous, See Eclipse Awards
Champions and leading sires and broodmares since 1936, alphabetical listing
Canadian
34
North American
23(972)
Clockings
Fastest by each distance at North American tracks, 2003
995(15)
Fastest at each distance, all tracks, 2003
1010(1)
Fastest times at common distances, 1991-2003
1011
E
Eclipse Awards
See Champions
News/Commentary, by 2003 Jay Hovdey
18
Past divisional champions
12(3)
Previous winners, humans
15(7)
Photography, 2003, by Frank Anderson
22(70)
Experimental Handicap
2003
92
Previous highweights
91(647)
F
Foal Crop
738
Field size, and starts per horse year by year since 1950
735(313)
Foreign Racing
Year in review
1430(8)
Major stakes histories
1438(35)
Stakes results, 2003
1473
Timeform ratings, International classifications
1435(56)
Leading horses, money won
1491
Leading jockeys, trainers, and owners in Europe
1478(3)
Track profiles and diagrams
Ascot
1481(1)
Chantilly
1482(1)
The Curragh
1483(1)
Deauville
1484(1)
Epsom
1485(1)
Goodwood
1486(1)
Leopardstown
1487(1)
Longchamp
1488(1)
Newmarket
1489(1)
York
1490
G
Gallery of Great Horses of the 20th Century, lifetime past performances
Affirmed
38(1)
Buckpasser
39(1)
Cigar
40(1)
Citation
41(2)
Colin
43(1)
Count Fleet
43(1)
Damascus
44(1)
Dr. Fager
45(1)
Equipoise
46(1)
Exterminator
47(3)
Forego
50(2)
Holy Bull
52(1)
John Henry
52(3)
Kelso
55(2)
Lady's Secret
57(1)
Man o'War
58(1)
Nashua
59(1)
Native Dancer
60(1)
Personal Ensign
61(1)
Ruffian
61(1)
Seabiscuit
62(2)
Seattle Slew
64(1)
Secretariat
65(1)
Shuvee
65(2)
Skip Away
67(1)
Spectacular Bid
68(1)
Swaps
69(1)
Tom Fool
70(1)
Twillight Tear
71(83)
Graded Stakes
Charts for all Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3 races
154(277)
Charts for Canadian graded races
431(681)
Index for North American Graded stakes charts
150(962)
Grade 1 stakes histories
1112(85)
Grade 2 stakes histories
1197(107)
Grade 3 stakes histories
1304
Past performances for all graded stakes-winners, 2003
456
H
Hall of Fame
2003 inductees
99(2)
Members
101
National Museum of Racing
97(951)
Handicapping principles of betting by Steve Davidowitz
1048(374)
DRF/NTRA handicapping championship
1064
Horses
All-time leading money-earners
128(7)
All-time leaders, races won
135
Annual leader, races won, since 1975
117
Annual leading money-winner since 1902
113(11)
Annual leading money-winner, by age
124(3)
Annual leading stakes earners, since 1930
127
Leading money winners, 2003
110(1381)
Leading money winners, 2003 in foreign racing
1491
Leading money winners, by division
122
Leading, races won, 2003
114(4)
Leading stakes money winners
118(2)
Leading, turf, by money won
120
Records of all starters, 2003
1(647)
J
Jockeys
All-time females, money won
648(1)
All-time races won
649
Annual leaders, money won
646(1)
Annual leaders, races won
647
Apprentices, money won, 2003
644(1)
Apprentices, races won, 2003
645(19)
Leading jockeys by meeting
by money
664(28)
by wins
692
Leading, money won, 2003
635(3)
Leading, races won, 2003
638(2)
Leading, stakes earners, 2003
640(2)
Leading, stakes won, 2003
642(17)
Murphy, Isaac, award
659
Pincay, Laffit, year by year
654(1)
Pincay, Laffit, graded stakes won
655
Records of jockeys, 2003
532(128)
Riding feats, six or more winners in a single day
660
K
Kentucky Derby
chart, 2003
240(781)
facts
1021(129)
previous winners
1150(272)
M
Match races
1422
N
National Steeplechase Association
854
National Thoroughbred Racing Association, see Racing Organizations
Necrology
88(566)
O
Owners
Annual leading, money won
620(1)
Annual leading, races won
621
Leading, money won, 2003
610(5)
Leading, races won, 2003
615(39)
P
Pincay, Laffit Jr., lifetime record
654(1)
Pincay, Laffit Jr., graded stakes wins
655(192)
Parimutuel handle
2003
733(1)
Historical
733
Preakness
chart, 2003
252(772)
facts
1024(143)
previous winners
1167
Purses
Gross, in North America 1991-2003
734(3)
Trends by distance
737(5)
R
Racetracks
Directories, with track records, diagrams and meet leaders, 2003
Aqueduct
742(1)
Arapahoe
743(1)
Arlington
744(1)
Assiniboia
745(1)
Atlantic City
746(1)
Atokad
747(1)
Bay Meadows
748(1)
Belmont
749(1)
Beulah
750(1)
Blue Ribbon Downs
751(1)
Calder
752(1)
Canterbury
753(1)
Charles Town
754(1)
Churchill
755(1)
Colonial
756(1)
Columbus
757(1)
Delaware
758(1)
Del Mar
759(1)
Delta Downs
760(1)
The Downs at Albuquerque
761(1)
Ellis Park
762(1)
Emerald Downs
763(1)
Evangeline Downs
764(1)
Fair Grounds
765(1)
Fair Meadows-Tulsa
766(1)
Fairmount Park
767(1)
Fairplex Park
768(1)
Ferndale
769(1)
Finger Lakes
770(1)
Fonner Park
771(1)
Fort Erie
772(1)
Fresno Fair
773(1)
Gillespie County Fair
773(1)
Golden Gate Fields
774(1)
Grants Pass Downs
775(1)
Great Falls
775(1)
Great Lakes Downs
776(1)
Gulfstream Park
777(1)
Hastings Racecourse
778(1)
Hawthorne
779(1)
Hollywood Park
780(1)
Hoosier Park
781(1)
Horsemen's Park
782(1)
Indiana Downs
783(1)
Kamloops
784(1)
Keeneland
785(1)
Kentucky Downs
786(1)
Kin Park
787(1)
Laurel Park
788(1)
Les Bois Park
789(1)
Lincoln
790(1)
Lone Star Park
791(1)
Los Alamitos
792(1)
Louisiana Downs
793(1)
Marquis Downs
794(1)
Meadowlands
795(1)
Monmouth
796(1)
Mountaineer
797(1)
Mount Pleasant Meadows
798(1)
Northampton Fair
798(1)
Northlands Park
799(1)
Oaklawn Park
800(1)
Ocala Training Center
800(1)
Penn National
801(1)
Philadelphia Park
802(1)
Pimlico Race Course
803(1)
Pleasanton
804(1)
Portland Meadows
805(1)
Prairie Meadows
806(1)
Remington Park
807(1)
Retama Park
808(1)
Rillito Park
809(1)
River Downs
810(1)
Rockingham Park
811(1)
Ruidoso Downs
812(1)
Sacramento
813(1)
Sam Houston
814(1)
Santa Anita
815(1)
Santa Rosa
816(1)
Saratoga
817(1)
Solano
818(1)
Stampede Park
819(1)
Stockton
820(1)
Suffolk Downs
821(1)
Sun Downs
821(1)
Sunland Park
822(1)
Sunray Park
823(1)
Tampa Bay Downs
824(1)
Thistledown
825(1)
Tillamook County Fair
826(1)
Timonium
826(1)
Turf Paradise
827(1)
Turfway Park
828(1)
Walla Walla
828(1)
Woodbine
829(1)
The Woodlands
830(1)
Wyoming Downs
831(1)
Yavapai Park
832(1)
Yellowstone Downs
832(1)
Mexico and Puerto Rico
Caliente Racetrack and Sports Book
833(1)
El Comandante
833(1)
Juarez
833
Map of North American racetracks
722(125)
Racing Commissions phone and web site directory
847(4)
Racing Organizations by state
851
Canadian
859
Equibase
840(3)
Grayson Jockey Club Research Foundation
843
InCompass
842(18)
international
860
National Thoroughbred Racing Association
836(23)
Puerto Rican
859
The Jockey Club
841(2)
The Jockey Club Foundation
843
The Jockey Club Information Systems
842(1)
The Jockey Club Technology Services
843
Thoroughbred Racing Associations
836(3)
Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau
839(155)
Records
Canadian
994(1)
Canadian, turf
994
North American
992(1)
North American, turf
993
World
992
Richest races in North America
104(1329)
Richest races in the world
1433
Rules of Racing
862
S
Sales
Broodmares, top-priced, 2003
890
Broodmares, top-priced since 1980
889(3)
Horses of racing age, top-priced, 2003
892
Horses of racing age, top-priced since 1980
891
Status of top-priced yearlings (2001) through 3-year-old year
881(7)
Two-year-old sales toppers, 2003
888
Two-year-olds, top-priced since 1980
887
Weanlings, average and median, since 1980
886
Weanlings, top-priced, 2003
884
Weanlings, top-priced since 1980
883(2)
Yearlings, average and median, since 1980
885
Yearlings, top-priced, 2003
880
Yearlings, top-priced since 1980
879
State racing organizations phone directory
851
Sovereign Awards
32(1396)
Previous Horses of the Year
32(1)
Year in Review, by Bill Tallon
33(1037)
Stakes
Results, 2003
1070(358)
Steeplechase, Year in review, by Karen Johnson
1428
T
Takeout, by state
740
Timeform, see Foreign
Times, see Clockings
Trainers
All-time leaders, money won
634
All-time leaders, races won
633
Annual leading, money won
631(1)
Annual leading, races won
632
Leading, money won, 2003
622(5)
Leading, races won, 2003
627(37)
Leading trainer by meeting
by earnings
664(28)
by wins
692
Records of trainers, 2003
470(254)
Trends in Thoroughbred racing
724(297)
Number of races, purses in North America
734(2)
Worldwide
736
Two-year-old racing
735(286)
Triple Crown facts and figures
1021(406)
Triple dead heats for win
1427
W
Walkovers
1426(2)
Y
Year in review
Best Horses, by Mike Watchmaker
79
Breeding, by Glenye Cain
77(1353)
Foreign, by Alan Shuback
1430
Necrology, by Ira Kaplan
88
Racing, by Jay Privman
72(1356)
Steeplechase, by Karen Johnson
1428

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