Sample report of Class pars

Thorostats Class pars are unique in that we first calculate each track's purse average for Maiden Special Weight races then we use this dollar amount to obtain a basis for our class pars at each individual track. We also rate tracks (depending on avg dollar amount) from a scale of 1-5 with 5 being the best. This rating provides us the ability to see Major tracks as compared to minor tracks. That rating is then applied to our class pars which also help us distinguish our track ratings. A $10,000 claimer at Santa Anita is rated a 100 versus a horse at Beulah being rated 96.

We also rely heavily on Class pars to coincide with our Speed pars. For instance, todays race is a class par of 105 at Santa Anita. Most horse's in the race have Speed numbers below 105. It's possible that maybe those horse's have been racing at minor tracks and even though the claiming prices were the same at each of those tracks, is it safe to assume that the minor is able to step up in the major leagues? Second...maybe the horse just can't compete at this level. Now we also see a horse in the race that has several past races with speed rating's of 108...we can assume this horse has or should be racing at higher class levels.

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