What It Means
A class code is the racing secretary's shorthand for who was allowed to enter. It is set down in the program unexplained, because the horsemen reading it already know the grammar. FMNW3PMLT breaks into parts, and each part narrows the field a little further.
| Part | What it does |
|---|---|
| FM | restricted to fillies and mares, so no horses or geldings may enter |
| NW | non-winners: a ceiling on what a horse may already have won and still stay eligible |
| PMLT | pari-mutuel lifetime: counted across every betting race the horse has ever started |
In the programs held here FMNW3PMLT was carded 2 times for the pace (2), carrying purses from $2,500. The first appearance in this record is Jul 19, 2003 and the last is Jul 26, 2003, which gives a rough sense of how long the racing office kept the condition in rotation.
Conditions like this one are the machinery that keeps a small meeting competitive. Rather than grading horses by an official rating, the secretary writes an eligibility sentence and lets the entries sort themselves out. A card at a regional track therefore carries far more distinct class codes than an outsider would ever expect to find.
Race Days Carrying This Condition
Questions about this condition
When did FMNW3PMLT last appear on a card?
2003-07-26, having first appeared on 2003-07-19. Both dates come from the surviving documents for those days.
What does the class code FMNW3PMLT mean?
It is a set of eligibility conditions, not a grade. Read in parts: FM — restricted to fillies and mares, so no horses or geldings may enter, NW — non-winners: a ceiling on what a horse may already have won and still stay eligible and PMLT — pari-mutuel lifetime: counted across every betting race the horse has ever started.
How often was FMNW3PMLT carded?
2 races in the recovered record, 2003-07-19 to 2003-07-26. That is a count of surviving charts and entry sheets, so it is a floor rather than a total.
Was FMNW3PMLT raced at the trot or the pace?
Only at the pace — all 2 races.
What did FMNW3PMLT pay?
Purses of $2,500. Purse is the money on offer for the race, split by finishing position, and it is the most reliable indicator of where a condition sat relative to the rest of the card.