Has raced within six weeks, and since shows at least three workouts.

Has won or finished close at the exact distance or at related distances.

1. A nicely bred, lightly raced, improving three-year-old
that in a few tries has won an allowance race smartly
or determinedly in fast time and now is moving ahead in
class by one logical step.
2. A foreign-raced four-year-old that has won or placed in
a graded or listed stakes.
3. The same kind of three-year-old that has won an
allowance race impressively and recently has lost no
more than four races under nonwinners twice conditions
while racing competitively in sharp time.
4. A lightly raced or late-developing four-year-old that
once won an allowance race, has never been entered to
be claimed, and has never been beaten badly under
nonwinners twice conditions.

4. A consistent high-priced claiming race winners aged
four or five that previously won an allowance race.

1. Horses that have lost more than six consecutive races
under similar conditions.
2. Three-year-olds that have been entered for a claim
since winning their first allowance race.
3. Unimpressive recent winners under nonwinners once
conditions.
4. Three-year-olds that won an allowance race
impressively, but have been soundly trounced in a
stakes.
5. Horses whose claiming races look significantly better
than their allowance races.
6. Horses aged six or older.

1. Even effort or better in a recent stakes.
2. Bad race under similar conditions last time with an
excuse, previous allowance races good.
3. Highest speed ratings in allowance races, probable
favorable pace today.
4. Two wins in few tries, allowance win better than maiden
win.

1. Previous allowance race winners on turf. 2. Horses moving from maiden win on dirt to nonwinners
twice conditions on turf.
3. Any horses inexperienced on grass that have top turf
breeding and won a previous allowance race impressively.