Churchill Downs and Kentucky Derby ALL-Ways™ Handicapping Profiles

 

(Includes Special Handicapping Profiles for Kentucky Derby Weekend Races)

 

 

This set of ALL-Ways Handicapping Profiles includes four special profiles to use on the 2010 Kentucky Derby weekend at Churchill Downs (Friday April 30th, Saturday May 1st and Sunday May 2nd). The Kentucky Derby race will be run on Saturday, May 1st. You will find the profiles around the middle of the complete list of all profiles. Here are the profile names: 

 

derby weekend ds                 Use for all dirt sprints run on Friday, Saturday and Sunday

 

derby weekend dr                 Use for all dirt routes run on Friday, Saturday and Sunday

 

derby weekend tr                  Use for all turf routes run on Friday, Saturday and Sunday

 

             kentucky derby                     Use for the actual Kentucky Derby race on Saturday

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There are two other sets of Handicapping Profiles that can be used at any time for races at Churchill Downs. These profiles all share the profile naming convention:

 

ds = dirt sprint
dr = dirt route		 ts = turf sprint
tr = turf route		 os = off track sprint
or = off track route

                

MRA Default Profiles:

 

There are three profiles for each race type including separate profiles for maiden and non-maiden races: Here is how to interpret the dirt sprint MRA Default profiles:

 

m1: ds
m1: ds early
m1: ds late		 Does not consider pace.
Favors early running horses.
Favors late running horses.

 

MRA Pace Profiles:

 

Again, there are separate sets of profiles for each race type including separate profiles for maiden and non-maiden races: They are further refined to the specific Race Pace Shape being run. Here is how to select the correct profile for a race.

 

Fast
Lone 
Honest
Slow		 Use for fast pace races (ESP = “EEE” and “EE”).
Use for races with lone early runners (ESP = “E” and “EP and “EP-P”).
Use for honest pace races (ESP = “E-EP” and “EP-EP”).
Use for slow paced races (ESP: All other not listed above).

 

 

Reminder: You can use three different profiles for handicapping a race. ALL-Ways will handicap the race three times and show you the results for each profile used. A very effective way to use the three profile capability on Kentucky Derby weekend is as follows:

 

Profile Position #1      Use the appropriate special Derby Weekend profile

Profile Position #2      Use the appropriate MRA Pace Profile

Profile Position #3      Use the appropriate non-pace MRA Default