Harness Race Card
A harness race card is a printed program containing details about a horse race meeting. It usually lists the scheduled races, the names of the horses, and other pertinent race information. A harness race card helps bettors make an informed betting choice.
Move your mouse over the sample harness race card below to view a description of the information presented.
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Symbols and Abbreviations
Track Conditions
- f - fast
- sy - sloppy
- gd - good
- hy - heavy
- sl - slow
- my - muddy
Horse's Sex
- f - filly
- h - horse
- c - colt
- m - mare
- g - gelding
- rig - ridgling
Horse's Colour
- B - bay
- Ch - chestnut
- Blk - black
- Gr - grey
- Br - brown
- Ro - roan
Race Class Examples
- Cnd - condition unavailable at printing time
- 3000clm - $3,000 claiming
- Nw2000L6 - non-winners of $2,000 in last 6 starts
- Nw12000L - non-winners of $12,000 lifetime
- Nw2pm - non-winners of 2 pari-mutuel races
- W5001 - winners over $5,000
- Hc - handicap race
- Op4000clm - optional claiming $4,000
- Qualifier - qualifying race
- Qualifier-t&p - qualifying race for totters and pacers
- Qualifier-h&d - qualifying race for horse and driver
- ec - early closing
- lc - late closing
- Ffa - Free for All
Finish Information Symbols
- ns - nose
- dh - dead heat
- hd - head
- (dnf) - did not finish
- nk - neck
- p - placed
- dis - distanced over 35 lengths
- behind winner
- dq - disqualified after race was declared official
Wagering Information Symbols
- * - favourite
- NB - no betting
- f - field
- NR - not reported
- e - entry
- bar - barred